Dorothy (given name)
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Etymology


The English form of Dorothea, the name of a legendary ( and possibly fictitious) saint, from δῶρον, "gift" + θεός, "god".

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Quotations

: Act II, Scene IV:
  • Pistol. Then to you, Mistress Dorothy; I will charge you.
    Doll Tearsheet. Charge me! I scorn you, scurvy companion.
  • 1900 Lyman Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chapter 3:
    "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."
 
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