Dorrit

Variation of Dorothea

"gift of the ocean"

Dorrit Origin and Meaning

The name Dorrit is a girl's name.

The "Little Dorrit" title character of Charles Dickens' novel was actually named Amy; Dorrit was her last name. The Dorit spelling is a short form of Dorotea in Danish and Dorrit has been used as a first name, but its origins are as a surname derived from Dorothea or Durward.

Famous People Named Dorrit

• Dorrit Black Australian artist

The name Dorrit in Pop Culture

• Dorrit Bradshaw character on "The Carrie Diaries"
• Amy Dorrit title heroine of "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens