Dottie

English, diminutive of Dorothy

"gift of God"

Dottie Origin and Meaning

The name Dottie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "gift of God".

Dottie and Dot are old Dorothy nicknames that some cutting-edge Brits are bringing back to fashion. It's been half a century since Dottie ranked on its own in this country, one of those nickname names that flourished in the 1890's.

Probably the most prominent bearer of the name was the seminal country music singer Dottie West--born Dorothy, of course. In the movie A League of Their Own, Geena Davis's leading character Dottie Hinson was based on real life women's pro baseball player Dottie Kamenshek.

Dot can make an adorable middle name--if your last name isn't Com.

Dottie Rank in US Top 1000

# 908 in the US

Dottie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 708 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dottie

• 708 Nameberry 2025
• 406 Unique 2024
• 219 England 2024

20 Names Similar to Dottie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Dottie.

• Polly
• Minnie
• Lou
• Goldie
• Dot
• Kit
• Bea
• Nellie
• Betty
• Dolly
• Effie
• Betsy
• Tillie
• Winnie
• Penny
• Ruthie
• Marnie
• Billie
• Georgie
• Peggy

Famous People Named Dottie

• Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh) American country music singer
• Dottie Pepper American golfer
• Dottie Rambo (born Joyce Reba Luttrell) American gospel singer
• Dorothea Amanda "Dottie" Cannon Miss Minnesota USA 2006
• Dorothy "Dottie" Alexander American keyboardist for band of Montreal
• Dorothy "Dottie" Green All,American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Dottie Cox Pickett American blogger; sister of actress Courteney Cox
• Dottie Juliette James British YouTuber

The name Dottie in Pop Culture

• Dottie "Doc" McStuffins main character on Disney Junior series Doc McStuffins
• Dotty character in Aphmau's YouTube series