Dolly

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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.
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
ENGLISH: Dee, Dodie, Dollie, Dora, Dorean, Doreen, Dorinda, Dorine, Dory, Dot, Dottie, Dotty, Lola, Lolicia, Thea
FINNISH: Dorotea, Tea, Teija, Tiia
FRENCH: Dorothée
GALICIAN: Dores
GERMAN: Dorothea, Thea
HUNGARIAN: Dóra, Dorina, Dorka, Dorottya
ITALIAN: Dorotea
LATE GREEK: Dorothea
LITHUANIAN: Dorotėja, Urtė
LOW GERMAN: Dörthe
MACEDONIAN: Doroteja
NORWEGIAN: Dorothea, Ea, Tea, Thea
POLISH: Dorota, Dosia
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Dorotéia
PORTUGUESE: Dores, Doroteia
SERBIAN: Dora, Doroteja
SLOVAK: Dorota
SLOVENE: Doroteja, Tea, Teja
SPANISH: Dolores, Dora, Dorotea, Lola
SWEDISH: Dorotea, Ea, Tea, Thea
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Doretta, Dorita
SPANISH: Dorita, Lolita
MASCULINE FORMS
GREEK: Dorotheos
LATE GREEK: Dorotheos
LATE ROMAN: Dorotheus
RUSSIAN: Dorofei, Dorofey
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Doria