Dorothea

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Pronounced： [ do-ro-TE-ah (German), dawr-ə-THEE-ə (English) ]
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Usage：German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek

Meaning & History：

Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god". Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.

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EQUIVALENTS

CROATIAN: Dorotea, Doroteja

CZECH: Dorota

DANISH: Dorete, Dorothea, Dorte, Dorthe

DUTCH: Dorothea

ENGLISH: Dorothea, Dorothy, Dortha, Dorthy

FINNISH: Dorotea

FRENCH: Dorothée

GERMAN: Dorothea

HUNGARIAN: Dorottya

ITALIAN: Dorotea