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What does Dorothea mean?
Dorothea 
▼ as a girls' name is a Greek name, and the name Dorothea means "gift of God". Dorothea is an alternate spelling of Dorothy (Greek): Theodora is its synonym. See also Thea, Theodora
STARTS WITH Do-
Variations
VARIANTS Dorothee, Dorotha▼, Doritha
OTHER FORMS VIA DOROTHY Doretta, Dorita, Dorota, Dorotea, Dortha▼, Dorthea, Dorthy▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dorothea Sonia (D.S.), ..
How popular is Dorothea?
Dorothea is a very prominent first name for females (#587 out of 4276, Top 14%) but an uncommon last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dorothea reached its top rank of #185 in the U.S. during the years 1910-1919, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Dorothea are Doretta, Dorotha, Dorothy (#586 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Dortha, Dorthea, Dorthy, Thea (#273) and Theodora (#1405). Other forms, like Dorothee, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Dorothea reached its peak in the 1920s (USAGE OF 3.26%) and is now significantly diminished (USAGE 0.11%, 97% LESS), with forms such as Dortha becoming less in vogue. Thea is the most contemporarily stylish baby name in this list.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alathea, Alithea, Amalthea, Annthea (see Anthea), Anthea, Bethea, Brytnea (see Brittany), Cynthea, Dakota▲, Dantea, Dashea, Derora, Diantha, Dolorita, Domitia, Donata, Donatila, Donetta, Donisha, Donita, Doortje, Dora▼, Dorah, Doralina, Dorcey, Dore, Dorea, Doree, Doreen▼, Doreina (see Dora), Dorelle, Dorene▼, Dorette, Dorey, Doreyda, Doria, Doriana, Doriane, Dorianna, Dorice, Dorie, Dorika, Dorina, Dorine, Dorit, Doritt, Dorlisa, Dorma, Doro, Dorona, Dorreen, Dorria, Dorrie, Dorrinda, Dorrma (see Dorma), Dorsea, Dorsie, Doryne (see Doreen), Doryse (see Doris), Dosha, Dottey (see Dorothy), Dottie▼, Drea, Drora, Elethea, Elthea, Filothea, Fortnea (see Fortney), Galathea, Matthea, Olethea, Orphea, Panthea, Penthea and Timothea. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dorothea.
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