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Dorothea

OriginGreek
Meaning"gift of God"
GenderGirl

About Dorothea

Variation of Dorothy

3 syllables.

As of September 2026, Dorothea ranked #1782 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #174 in 1912, Nameberry popularity #676.

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  • 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

Variations & nicknames

  • DosyaRussian
  • TeaNorwegian
  • DorteaNorwegian
  • DorottyaHungarian
  • DorothéeFrench
  • DoortjeDutch
  • DoroteyaRussian
  • DosiaCzech
  • DoreteDanish
  • DorteDanish
  • DíorbhailScottish Gaelic
  • DortheDanish
  • DorotaCzech
  • DorikaHungarian
  • DoroteaItalian

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  • Dot
  • Dottie
  • Thea
  • Dora
  • Doro
  • Dory

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