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Baby Name: Dorothea
Dorothea
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ORIGIN
Greek
MEANING
Gift of God
As the name of two virgin Christian martyrs, Dorothea has a serious sound and serious associations -- she's likely to be the smart, responsible girl in school but with a splash of acidic wit and worldliness mixed in.
ALTERNATIVES
Dorthea
NICKNAMES
Dottie Thea Dot Tea Dora
FAMOUS Dorotheas
Journalist-crusader Dorothea Dix whose reporting reformed the country's mental asylums.
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