Dorothée
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Dorothée
Dorothée is a French girl's name meaning "Derived from the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning gift of God".
Dorothée is a girl's name of French origin meaning "Derived from the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning gift of God". At 8 letters it is a longer name, which leaves room for a nickname. It has 3 syllables.
- Origin
- French
- Gender
- Girl
- Syllables
- 3
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What does Dorothée mean?
Derived from the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning gift of God.
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What does Dorothée mean?
Dorothée is a girl name of French origin meaning "Derived from the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning gift of God.".
How popular is Dorothée?
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Name numerology
7is the Chaldean number for Dorothée.
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Dorothée at a glance
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 3
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- -ée
- Vowels
- 3 of 8 letters
Which names have a similar meaning to Dorothée?
Dorothée means "Derived from the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning gift of God." — these names share that spirit.
- Sophia — "Sophia comes from the Greek word sophia, meaning 'wisdom'. It has been used across Europe since early Christian times." (Greek)
- Michael — "Michael comes from the Hebrew Mikha'el, a question meaning 'who is like God?'. It is the name of an archangel." (Hebrew)
- Emily — "Emily comes from the Roman family name Aemilius, probably from the Latin aemulus, meaning 'rival' or 'eager to excel'." (Latin)
- Alexander — "Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, meaning 'defender of people', from alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'." (Greek)
- Logan — "Logan is a Scottish surname from a place name, from the Gaelic lagan, meaning 'little hollow'." (Scottish)
- Chloe — "Chloe comes from the Greek khloe, meaning 'green shoot' or 'blooming'. It was an epithet of the goddess Demeter." (Greek)
- Elizabeth — "Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva, meaning 'my God is an oath'. It is the name of John the Baptist's mother." (Hebrew)
- Christopher — "Christopher comes from the Greek Christophoros, meaning 'bearer of Christ'. Saint Christopher is a patron saint of travellers." (Greek)
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