Dorothy

The English form of Latin Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), from δῶρον (dôron, “gift”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔɹ.ə.θi/, /ˈdɔɹ.θi/
• (New York City) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑɹ.ə.θi/

Dorothy

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv], signature [D4], recto:

     Piſt[ol]. Then, to you miſtris Dorothy, I will charge you. / Doro[thy]. Charge me? I ſcorne you, ſcuruy companion: […]

   • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “How Dorothy saved the Scarecrow”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 38:

     "My name is Dorothy," said the girl, "and I am going to the Emerald City, to ask the great Oz to send me back to Kansas."

   • 1990, Russell Baker, There's a Country in My Cellar, Morrow, →ISBN, page 418:

     Don't you think the world has gone steadily downhill ever since parents stopped naming their children Lucy and Dorothy and started naming them Samantha?

Borrowed from English Dorothy.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾoti/ [ˌd̪oː.ɾoˈt̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -oɾoti
• Syllabification: Do‧ro‧thy

Dórothý (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜆᜒ)

1. a female given name from English