Dorothy
Dorothy is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Gift of God.
What Dorothy means
Gift of God.
Dorothy sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Dorothy comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Dorothy is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Dorothy?
You will not find Dorothy in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Dorothy
We group Dorothy under Gift, the long-established classics and faith — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Dorothy
These share Dorothy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
- Isadora — Gift of Isis.
- Pandora — All-gifted.
- Theodora — Gift of God.
- Theodosia — Gift of God.
- Theodore — Gift of God.
- Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
- Donatella — Given by God.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Cecilia — Patroness of music.
- Constance — Steadfast and constant.
More Greek names
- Diamond — Brilliant and unbreakable gem.
- Ebony — Deep black wood.
- Demetrius — Devoted to Demeter; of the earth.
- Echo — Reflected sound; a mountain nymph.
- Delia — Of Delos; the moon goddess.
- Effie — Well-spoken; pleasant.
- Daphne — The laurel tree.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Damon — To tame; a loyal friend.
- Eros — Love; desire.