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There is the most adorable little girl in my Sunday School class called Dorothy. She's three years old and I couldn't imagine her with another name, Dorothy just seems to suit her so well. :)

My Grandmother's name is Dorothy. I don't know how she feels about her name exactly but she has always collected a list of other Dorothy's and use to host a yearly "Dorothy party" and invite all of them. My husband has 2 grandma's named Dorothy and in addition to my grandma I have a great aunt. All are and were wonderful women.

My daughter is named Dorothy-Rae. She was named after he great grandmother Dorothy and he great grandfather Ray. Her great grandmother spelt her name Dorthy but we chose to go with a more traditional spelling.

Nicknames for Dorothy: | Edit

Dot, Dottie, Dora, Dorie,Thy

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Famous real-life people named Dorothy: | Edit

Dorothy Hamill, Olympic figure skating champion
Dorothy L. Sayers, British mystery novelist
Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement
Dorothy Dandridge, pioneering African-American actress
Dorothy Lamour, actress in "Road to..." movies with Bob Hope & Bing Crosby
Dorothy Kilgallen, (1913-1965) Writer, gossip columnist, game show panelist.

Dorothy in song, story & screen: | Edit

Dorothy Gale, central character in the "Land of Oz" books by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy the Dinosaur, friend of The Wiggles
Dorothy Zbornak was the name of Bea Arthur's character on The Golden Girls
Dorothy, Elmo's goldfish on "Sesame Street"
Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey, one of the main characters on the long-running 80's television series: "The Facts of Life"