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Dorothy

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Dor⋅o⋅thy

[dawr-uh-thee, dor-]
–noun
a female given name, form of Dorothea.

Dix

[diks]
–noun
1. Dorothea Lynde [lind] , (Dorothy), 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
2. Otto, 1891–1969, German painter and printmaker.
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Word Origin & History

Dorothy 
fem. proper name, from Fr. Dorothée, from L. Dorothea, from Gk., lit. "gift of God," from doron "gift" + fem. of theos "god" (see Thea). With the elements reversed, it becomes Theodora. The accessory called a Dorothy bag is so called from 1907.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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