Dorotea
Dorothea, also spelt Dorothee (German), Dorothée (French), and Dorotea, is a female given name from Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa) meaning "god's gift". In English it is more commonly spelt Dorothy.
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- Croatian
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Dorotea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorothea, also spelt Dorothee (German), Dorothée (French), and Dorotea, is a female given name from Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa) meaning "god's gift". In English it is more commonly spelt Dorothy.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Croatian
- Swedish
The Story of Dorotea
The earliest SSA record of Dorotea as a baby girl name dates back to 1896, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Dorotea — #2,958 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Doroteas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 130 Doroteas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Dorotea
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Notable people named Dorotea
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- Dorothea of Alexandria (fl. 320), martyr
- Dorothea of Caesarea (fl. 311), martyr, patron saint of florists
- Dorothea of Montau (1347–1394), Roman Catholic saint, hermitess and visionary
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Names that sound like Dorotea
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About the name Dorotea
Dorotea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 130 births in the dataset. Dorotea's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,958. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorotea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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