Baby names info for DOROTHY:

• Gender: girl
• Syllables: 3
• Characters: 7
• Pronunciation: DOOR-a-thee

Origin and Meaning:

• Greek : gift of God
  

Baby Names Popularity:

• DOROTHY is the 731^st most popular girl's name in the United States.

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DOROTHY appears in the following lists of names:

• National Spelling Bee winners
• Wimbledon Women's Tennis Champions
• National Women's Hall of Fame members
• Miss America pageant winners
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• Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famers
• Miss USA pageant winners
• International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
• World Golf Hall of Fame members