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Dorothea

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Gender: Feminine
Usage: English German
Pronounced: dor-o-THEE-a

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Dorotheus, from the Greek Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god". Dorothea was the name of two saints, including the patron saint of Prussia.

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