The baby name Dorottya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Hungarian IPA: /ˈdorotːjɒ/ — approx. 'DOH-ROT-tyah' (stress on first syllable).
Dorottya is Hungarian in Origin.
The baby name Dorottya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Hungarian IPA: /ˈdorotːjɒ/ — approx. 'DOH-ROT-tyah' (stress on first syllable).
Dorottya is Hungarian in Origin.
Dorottya is the Hungarian form of Dorothea, ultimately from Greek Dorothea (Δωροθέα), composed of dōron “gift” and theos “god,” meaning “gift of God.” It entered Hungarian through Latin and Church usage, spreading with the cult of the 4th‑century martyr Saint Dorothea; the traditional Hungarian name day is 6 February.
Attested in medieval records, Dorottya remained familiar in the early modern period and has seen a quiet revival in recent decades, buoyed by the chic diminutive Dorka. The name features in Csokonai Vitéz Mihály’s comic epic Dorottya, and was borne by Kanizsai Dorottya, a 16th‑century noblewoman remembered for organizing burials after the Battle of Mohács. International variants include Dorothea (German/Scandinavian), Dorothy (English), Dorota (Polish, Czech, Slovak), Dorotea (Italian, Spanish, Croatian), Doroteia (Portuguese), and Dorte/Dorrit (Danish). Common Hungarian short forms are Dóri, Dorka, Dorci, and Dodó.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | 0 | #53 | 77 | 1,675 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #60 | 425 | 3,308 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Dorottya is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
Did we miss something about this name? Let us know!