The baby name Dorothey is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DOR-ə-thee (IPA: /ˈdɔːrəθi/); alternative: DOR-ə-thay (IPA: /ˈdɔːrəθeɪ/).
Dorothey is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Dorothey is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DOR-ə-thee (IPA: /ˈdɔːrəθi/); alternative: DOR-ə-thay (IPA: /ˈdɔːrəθeɪ/).
Dorothey is Greek in Origin.
Dorothey is a rare English spelling variant of Dorothy, ultimately tracing to Greek Dorothea (feminine) and Dorotheos (masculine), formed from dōron “gift” + theos “god,” hence the meaning “gift of God.” Via Latin Dorothea and French Dorothée, the name entered English where Dorothy became the standard; Dorothey preserves an alternative medieval/early-modern rendering.
Use was supported by the cult of Saint Dorothea of Caesarea; parish records from the 16th–18th centuries show intermittent Dorothey spellings. Dorothy soared in the late 19th–early 20th century - helped by L. Frank Baum’s heroine Dorothy Gale - while Dorothey remained uncommon, making it a distinctive, antique-flavored choice today. International variants include Dorothee (German), Dorothée (French), Dorotea (Italian/Spanish), Dorota (Polish/Slavic), and Dorottya (Hungarian); related forms are Dorothy, Dorothea, and masculine Doroteo/Dorotheos. Nicknames and diminutives include Dora, Dot, Dottie, Dolly, and Thea.
Dorothey is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Dorothey appears only 6 times in total — found in 3 countries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
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