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Dorothye
How to Pronounce Dorothye
Pronounced DOR-uh-thee /ˈdɔr.ə.θi/High
Meaning: Dorothye is a spelling variant of Dorothy, from the Greek doron, 'gift', and theos, 'God' - together, 'gift of God'.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Dorothye is a spelling variant of Dorothy, from the Greek doron, 'gift', and theos, 'God' - a name popular through the early twentieth century, when spelling variants like this one appeared in birth and census records.
Dorothye was always a minor spelling beside the much more common Dorothy, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1923, and it faded from records by 1950. A girl named Dorothye then would be well past a century old today.
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What does the name Dorothye mean?
It is a variant spelling of Dorothy, from the Greek for 'gift of God'.
How do you pronounce Dorothye?
It's said DOR-uh-thee /ˈdɔr.ə.θi/, three syllables with the stress on the first, just like Dorothy.
Is Dorothye a boy or girl name?
Dorothye is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Dorothye?
It has always been rare as this spelling, given to only a small number of girls a year even at its peak in the early 1920s, while the standard Dorothy spelling was far more common.