Dorothy - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Dorothy \d(o)-ro-thy\.

The baby name Dorothy sounds like Dart and Derito. Other similar baby names are Worthy, Doron, Doroni, Dorsey, Harthy, Dory, Timothy, Tymothy, Worth, Worthey and Yorath.

Dorothy is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dorothy. Compare Dorothy with related baby names.