Dorothea - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Dorothea \d(o)-ro-thea\ is a variant of Dorothy (Greek), and the meaning of Dorothea is "gift of God". See also Thea and Theodora.

The baby name Dorothea sounds like Dorthea, Dorothee, Dorotha and Dorotea. Other similar baby names are Dortha, Dorota and Doritha.

Dorothea is a very common first name for women (#587 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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