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What does Dottie mean?
Dottie 
▼ as a name for girls is of Greek derivation, and Dottie means "gift of God". Dottie is a variant form of Dorothy (Greek): Theodora is its synonym.
Variations
VARIANTS Dotty, Dottey
OTHER FORMS VIA DOROTHY Dodie, Doe, Dolli, Dollie▼, Doortje, Dori, Dorit, Dorrit, Dortha▼, Dorthea, Dorthy▼, Dot
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dottie Vada (D.V.), ..
How popular is Dottie?
Dottie is a very prominent first name for women (#1062 out of 4276, Top 25%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dottie reached its top rank of #507 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Dottie are Dorothy (#586 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Dodie, Dollie, Dori, Dortha, Dorthea, Dorthy, Dot and Dotty. Adoption of these forms of Dottie reached its apex during 1920-1929 (ADOPTION OF 3.2%) and has become significantly less since (ADOPTION 0.03%, ▼99%), with versions like Dorothy becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Dottie▼ is pronounced similarly to Detta. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Attie, Bettie▼, Datia, Dedie, Docie, Dodee, Dodi, Donnie▼, Dorcie, Dorie, Dorrie, Dorsie, Doxie, Dustie, Ettie▼, Hattie▼, Hettie▼, Hittie, Kittie▼, Lettie▼, Lotie, Lotte, Lottee, Lotti, Lottie▼, Mattie▼, Nattie, Nettie▼, Pattie▼, Tottie and Yettie. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dottie.
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