girl · greek
Dorothy
say it dor-uh-thee
What Dorothy means
- Greek gift of God Christian saint: Saint Dorothea of Caesarea
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 195 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 335 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 455 in Australia (2024)
- no. 464 in the US (2024)
- no. 507 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 740 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 973 in Scotland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1920.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Isidora Josephine Shiloh Josefina Dara Lova Miracle Hiba Theodora Legacy Jolene Teodora
Dorothy in stories
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Gale, the Kansas girl swept away to Oz
- The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Gale, the Kansas girl swept to Oz
- The Golden Girls: Dorothy Zbornak, the sardonic teacher