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What does Dorthea mean?
Dorthea as a name for girls is of Greek derivation, and Dorthea means "gift of God". Dorthea is a version of Dorothy (Greek): Theodora is its synonym.
STARTS WITH Do-
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA DOROTHY Doortje, Dora▼, Doretta, Dorika, Dorinda, Dorita, Doritha, Dorlisa, Dorota, Dorotea, Dorotha▼, Dorothea▼, Dorothee, Dosha, Dottey, Dottie▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dorthea Lola (D.L.), ..
How popular is Dorthea?
Dorthea is a very prominent first name for females (#1900 out of 4276, Top 44%) but an unusual surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dorthea reached its apex position of #1089 in the U.S. during 1920-1929, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Dorthea are Dorothy (#586 A YEAR AGO), Dora, Doretta, Dorinda, Dorotha, Dorothea, Dortha, Dorthy, Dosha and Dottie. Adoption of these relations of Dorthea was at its apex in the 1920s (MEDIAN #809) and has become much diminished since, with versions like Dorothea going out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alathea, Alethea, Alithea, Althea, Annthea (see Anthea), Anthea, Bethea, Cynthea, Dantea, Dashea, Dorae, Dorah, Doralee, Doralia, Dorcey, Dorcie, Dore, Dorea, Doree, Doreen▼, Doreina (see Dora), Dorelia, Dorena, Dorene▼, Dorette, Dorey, Doreyda, Doria, Doriana, Dorice, Dorie, Dorina, Dorine, Dorisa, Dorma, Dorona, Dorreen, Dorria, Dorrie, Dorrma (see Dorma), Dorsea, Dorsey, Dorsie, Doryne (see Doreen), Doryse (see Doris), Drea, Elethea, Elthea, Fortnea (see Fortney), Mathea, Matthea, Olethea, Orphea, Panthea and Penthea. These names tend to be less frequently used than Dorthea.
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