Dorte

  • [ DOR-te ]
  • Danish
Danish form of DOROTHY.

DOROTHY   female   English
Usual English form of DOROTHEA. It has been in use since the 16th century. The author L. Frank Baum used it for the central character in his fantasy novel 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).
DOROTHEA   female   German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek
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.
EQUIVALENTS
CROATIAN: Dorotea, Doroteja
CZECH: Dorota
DANISH: Dorete, Dorothea, Dorthe
DUTCH: Dorothea
ENGLISH: Dorothea, Dorothy, Dortha, Dorthy
FINNISH: Dorotea
FRENCH: Dorothée
GERMAN: Dorothea
HUNGARIAN: Dorottya
ITALIAN: Dorotea
LATE GREEK: Dorothea
LITHUANIAN: Dorotėja
LOW GERMAN: Dörthe
MACEDONIAN: Doroteja
NORWEGIAN: Dorothea
POLISH: Dorota
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Dorotéia
PORTUGUESE: Doroteia
SERBIAN: Doroteja
SLOVAK: Dorota
SLOVENE: Doroteja
SPANISH: Dorotea
SWEDISH: Dorotea
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Dora, Tea
DANISH: Ditte, Dorit, Ea, Tea, Thea
DUTCH: Dora
ENGLISH: Dee, Dodie, Dollie, Dolly, Dora, Dorean, Doreen, Doretta, Dorinda, Dorine, Dorita, Dory, Dot, Dottie, Dotty, Thea
FINNISH: Tea, Teija, Tiia
GERMAN: Thea
HUNGARIAN: Dóra, Dorina, Dorka
LITHUANIAN: Urtė
NORWEGIAN: Ea, Tea, Thea
POLISH: Dosia
SERBIAN: Dora
SLOVENE: Tea, Teja
SPANISH: Dora, Dorita
SWEDISH: Ea, Tea, Thea
MASCULINE FORMS
GREEK: Dorotheos
LATE GREEK: Dorotheos
LATE ROMAN: Dorotheus
RUSSIAN: Dorofei, Dorofey
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Doria