Dorothy

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Etymology

The English form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Dorothea, the name of a legendary (and possibly fictitious) saint, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), from δῶρον (dôron, gift) + θεός (theós, god).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Dorothy

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, []”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
      Pistol. Then to you, Mistress Dorothy; I will charge you. / Doll Tearsheet. Charge me! I scorn you, scurvy companion.
    • 1900 Lyman Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chapter 3:
      "My name is Dorothy," said the girl, " and I am going to the Emerald City to ask the Great Oz to send me back to Kansas."
    • 1990 Russell Baker, There's a Country in My Cellar, Morrow, →ISBN, page 418:
      Don't you think the world has gone steadily downhill ever since parents stopped naming their children Lucy and Dorothy and started naming them Samantha?

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Dorothy.

Proper noun

Dorothy

  1. a female given name from English