Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. DEE  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Short form of names beginning with D. It may also be given in reference to the Dee River in Scotland.

Related Names

DiminutiveDoretta
Other Languages & CulturesDoroteya, Dora(Bulgarian) Dorotea, Doroteja, Dora, Tea(Croatian) Dorota(Czech) Dorte, Dorthe, Dorthea, Ditte, Dorete, Dorit, Dorrit(Danish) Dorothea, Dora(Dutch) Tiia, Tiiu(Estonian) Tea, Teija, Tiia(Finnish) Dorothée, Théa(French) Dorinda(Galician) Dorothea, Dorothee, Dora, Thea(German) Dorotheos(Greek) Dorottya, Dóra, Dorina, Dorka(Hungarian) Dorotea, Dora, Doretta(Italian) Dorothea, Dorotheos(Late Greek) Dorotheus(Late Roman) Dārta, Dace(Latvian) Dorotėja, Urtė(Lithuanian) Dörthe(Low German) Doroteja(Macedonian) Dorthea(Norwegian) Dorota, Dosia(Polish) Doroteia, Dora(Portuguese) Dorotéia(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Dorofei, Dorofey(Russian) Doroteja, Dora(Serbian) Dorota(Slovak) Doroteja, Tea, Teja(Slovene) Dorotea, Dora, Dorita(Spanish) Dorotea, Thea(Swedish)

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Entry updated October 30, 2011