Dollie

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Pronounced： [ DAHL-ee ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Variant of DOLLY.

DOLLY female English

Diminutive of DOROTHY. Doll and Dolly were used from the 16th century, and the common English word doll (for the plaything) is derived from them. In modern times this name is also sometimes used as a diminutive of DOLORES.

DOROTHY female English

Usual English form of DOROTHEA. It has been in use since the 16th century. The author L. Frank Baum used it for the central character in his fantasy novel 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).

DOROTHEA female German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek

Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god". Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.

DOLORES female Spanish, English

Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows". It has been used in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, becoming especially popular in America during the 1920s and 30s.

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FULL FORMS

ENGLISH: Delora, Delores, Deloris, Dolores, Dorothea, Dorothy, Dortha, Dorthy

EQUIVALENTS

CATALAN: Dolors

CROATIAN: Dora, Dorotea, Doroteja, Tea

CZECH: Dorota

DANISH: Ditte, Dorete, Dorit, Dorothea, Dorte, Dorthe, Ea, Tea, Thea

DUTCH: Dora, Dorothea