Dorothea

Means “gift of God”

Greek origin

Dorothea comes from Greek words meaning gift of God. Dorothea Brooke is the heroine of George Eliot's novel Middlemarch.

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Dora · Thea · Dot · Dottie

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What does the name Dorothea mean?

Dorothea means "gift of God". It is a girl's name of Greek origin.

Popular nicknames for Dorothea are Dora, Thea, Dot, Dottie.

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