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. |
EQUIVALENTS |
GREEK: Dorotheos |
LATE GREEK: Dorotheos |
LATE ROMAN: Dorotheus |
RUSSIAN: Dorofey |
FEMININE FORMS |
CROATIAN: Dora, Dorotea, Doroteja, Tea |
CZECH: Dorota |
DANISH: Ditte, Dorete, Dorit, Dorothea, Dorte, Dorthe, Ea, Tea, Thea |
DUTCH: Dora, Dorothea |
ENGLISH: Dee, Dodie, Dollie, Dolly, Dora, Dorean, Doreen, Doretta, Dorinda, Dorine, Dorita, Dorothea, Dorothy, Dortha, Dorthy, Dory, Dot, Dottie, Dotty, Thea |
FINNISH: Dorotea, Tea, Teija, Tiia |
FRENCH: Dorothée |
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: Doroteia |
SERBIAN: Dora, Doroteja |
SLOVAK: Dorota |
SLOVENE: Doroteja, Tea, Teja |
SPANISH: Dora, Dorita, Dorotea |
SWEDISH: Dorotea, Ea, Tea, Thea |
OTHER FORMS |
ENGLISH: Doria |