English Explanatory Dictionary

Dorothy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dorothy.wav /ˈdɔɹ.ə.θi/ /ˈdɔɹ.θi/ /ˈdɑɹ.ə.θi/

Word forms

Dorothy

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek θεά (theá) Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa)lbor. English Dorothy Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).

Related words

Dodie Doll Dolly Dot Dottie Dora Doreen Dorothea Thea

Derived words

doll Dorothy bag Dorothy Crater Dorothy Dixer Dorothy dollar friend of Dorothy
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