🔥Dorothea

Greek
"gift of God"

Dorothea Origin and Meaning

The name Dorothea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God".

Dorothea is a flowing and romantic Victorian-sounding name which was popular in the early decades of the twentieth century, but has been off the charts since 1970. Definitely on the brink of a revival!

Dorothea has had a long literary tradition, including as a clever, beautiful character in Don Quixote and the idealistic heroine of George Eliot's Middlemarch.

Worthy namesakes include Dorothea Dix, nineteenth century activist for the mentally ill and Civil War nurse, and the influential documentary photographer Dorothea Lange, known for her moving portraits taken during the Great Depression.

Appealing nickname possibilities include Dorrie, Doro, Dodie, Dot, Dottie and Thea.

# 973 in the US

Dorothea Rank in US Top 1000

# 411 on Nameberry

Dorothea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dorothea Popularity

Famous People Named Dorothea

  • Dorothea of Bulgaria
    Queen consort of Tvrtko I of Bosnia
  • Dorothea of Saxe
    Lauenburg, Queen consort of Christopher III and Christian I of Denmark and Norway
  • Dorothea of Brandenburg
    Queen consort of Christian III of Denmark and Sweden
  • Dorothea Margaretta Lange
    American photojournalist
  • Dorothea Lynde Dix
    American mental health activist
  • Dorothea Roschmann
    German soprano
  • Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers
    English tennis player
  • Dorothea Wolbert
    American actress
  • Dorothea Margaret Tanning
    American painter
  • Dorothea Jordan
    Anglo,Irish actress and mistress of King William IV of England
  • Dorothea
    Princess of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick,Luneburg
  • Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
    Duchess of Saxe,Weimar
  • Dorothea Wierer
    Italian biathlete
  • Dorothea Primrose Campbell
    Scottish poet
  • Dorothea Mackellar
    Australian poet
  • Dorothea Church
    American model
  • Dorothea Sophia
    Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg, Electress of Brandenburg
  • Dorothea Lasky
    American poet

Dorothea in Pop Culture

  • Dorothea
    character in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
  • Dorothea Brooke
    character in "Middlemarch" by George Eliot
  • Dorothea Garibaldi
    character in The Cheetah Girls series
  • Dorothea Arnult
    character in Fire Emblem Three Houses video game
  • dorothea
    song by Taylor Swift