Dorothy
Origin of the name Dorothy:
A borrowing of the Greek Dōrothea, a compound name composed of the elements dōron (gift) and theos (God): hence, "gift of God."
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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. :)
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Dot, Dottie, Dodie, Dolly, Dee, Dodo, Dorie, Dory, Doro
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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"
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