Dorothy
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Dorothy is a feminine given name of Greek origin, meaning "gift of God," that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| category |
English feminine given names
ⓘ
Greek feminine given names ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Dorothea ⓘ |
| etymologicalComponent |
dōron (gift)
ⓘ
theos (god) ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Doll
ⓘ
Dolly ⓘ Doro ⓘ Dot. ⓘ
surface form:
Dot
Dottie Hinson ⓘ
surface form:
Dottie
Dotty ⓘ Thea ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | gift of God ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Dorothy Dandridge
ⓘ
Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form:
Dorothy Gale
Dorothy Hodgkin ⓘ Dorothy L. Sayers ⓘ Dorothy Parker ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Greek language ⓘ |
| hasShortForm |
Dora
ⓘ
Dot. ⓘ
surface form:
Dot
|
| hasVariant |
Dorotea
ⓘ
Dorotha ⓘ Dorothea ⓘ |
| nameDayInSomeTraditions | February 6 ⓘ |
| relatedName |
Dorabella
ⓘ
Dorinda ⓘ Theodora ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| semanticField | religious names ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| wasEspeciallyPopularInDecade |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| wasPopularInCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
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