The baby name Dorofia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced dor-OH-fee-ə (IPA: /dɔːˈroʊfiə/); Slavic: do-ROH-fee-ya (IPA: /dɔˈrofija/).
Dorofia is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Dorofia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced dor-OH-fee-ə (IPA: /dɔːˈroʊfiə/); Slavic: do-ROH-fee-ya (IPA: /dɔˈrofija/).
Dorofia is Greek in Origin.
Dorofia is a rare, cross-regional variant of Dorothea, rooted in Greek Dorothea, from doron "gift" + theos "god," yielding the meaning "gift of God." Through Byzantine and broader Christian tradition, the name traveled into Slavic and Romance spheres, producing forms such as Dorotea and the East Slavic Dorofeya/Dorofeia; Dorofia appears occasionally in church records and modern registries in Eastern Europe as an orthographic bridge between these lines.
Use is anchored by the cult of Saint Dorothea of Caesarea (4th century), which spread the root name throughout Christendom; 19th- and 20th-century revivals also encouraged creative spellings. Close relatives and variants include Dorothea, Dorothy, Dorotea, Dorota (Polish), Doroteya (Bulgarian), Dorofeya/Dorofeia (Russian), and Dorofiya (Ukrainian); cognates are Theodora and Thea, with masculine counterparts Dorotheos and Doroteo. Diminutives such as Dora, Dori, Doro, Thea, Dot, and Dottie attach naturally to Dorofia.
Dorofia is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Dorofia appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
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