Dorothy Definition

dôrəthē, därəthē; dôrthē
noun
A feminine name: dim. Dolly, Dora, Dot, Dotty; var. Dorothea.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name.
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Origin of Dorothy

  • The English form of Latin Dorothea, the name of a legendary (possibly fictitious) saint, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothea), from δῶρον (dōron, “gift”) + θεός (theos, “god”).

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Dorothy Sentence Examples

  • Dorothy sighed and commenced to breathe easier.

  • In 1736 Tucker married Dorothy, the daughter of Edward Barker of East Betchworth, cursitor baron of the exchequer.

  • Next minute there was a roar and a sharp crash, and at her side Dorothy saw the ground open in a wide crack and then come together again.

  • His mother was Lady Dorothy Manners, daughter of John, earl of Rutland.

  • He married in 1766 Lady Dorothy Cavendish (1750-1794), daughter of the 4th duke of Devonshire, and was succeeded as 4th duke by his son William Henry (1768-1854), who married a daughter of the famous gambler, General John Scott, and was brother-in-law to Canning.

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Words Starting With

DDODOR

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YHYTHY

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