Dorothy

Summary

Dorothy is a female given name^[1]. Dorothy ranks in the top 5% of female_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dorothy's instance of is recorded as female given name^[3].
• Dorothy's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[4].
• Dorothy's Commons category is recorded as Dorothy (given name)^[5].
• Dorothy's language of work or name is recorded as English^[6].
• Dorothy's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch^[7].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dorothea^[8].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dorotea^[9].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Doroteja^[10].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dea^[11].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dorota^[12].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dorothee^[13].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dorothée^[14].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dace^[15].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dory^[16].
• Dorothy's said to be the same as is recorded as Dorottya^[17].
• Dorothy's described by source is recorded as Wiktionary^[18].
• Dorothy's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dottie'}^[19].
• Dorothy's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dot'}^[20].
• Dorothy's family name identical to this given name is recorded as Dorothy^[21].
• Dorothy's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dorothy'}^[22].
• Dorothy's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Dorothy'}^[23].
• Dorothy's different from is recorded as Dorothy^[24].
• Dorothy's Soundex is recorded as D630^[25].
• Dorothy's Cologne phonetics is recorded as 272^[26].
• Dorothy's Caverphone is recorded as TRT111^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Dorothy's instance of is recorded as female given name^[3].

Influence

Things named for Dorothy include Dorothy^[28], an impact crater^[29].

Why It Matters

Dorothy ranks in the top 5% of female_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).^[2] Dorothy has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Dorothy is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Dorothy include Dorothy^[28], an impact crater^[29].