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Dorathy
How to Pronounce Dorathy
Pronounced DOR-uh-thee /หdษr.ษ.ฮธi/High
Meaning: Dorathy is a respelling of Dorothy, from the Greek Dorothea, joining doron, 'gift,' and theos, 'God' โ 'gift of God.' The middle -a- is a phonetic spelling; the name keeps Dorothy's meaning.Medium
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History & Origin
Dorathy is a phonetic spelling of Dorothy, from the Greek Dorothea โ doron, 'gift,' plus theos, 'God,' so 'gift of God.' Dorothy was hugely popular in the early twentieth century, and casual spellings like Dorathy and Dorothea followed it onto the birth records.
Dorathy was most common in the nineteen-teens and twenties, cresting around 1921, and had faded by the nineteen-eighties. A girl named Dorathy at the peak would be nearing a hundred today. It reads as a vintage variant of Dorothy rather than a name on its own path to revival.
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What does the name Dorathy mean?
Dorathy is a respelling of Dorothy, from the Greek meaning 'gift of God.'
How do you pronounce Dorathy?
It's said DOR-uh-thee /หdษr.ษ.ฮธi/ โ three syllables, stress on the first, like Dorothy.
Is Dorathy a boy or girl name?
Dorathy is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Dorathy?
Dorathy was an uncommon vintage spelling of Dorothy that crested in the early nineteen-twenties and is rare today.