What is Dorothy's middle name in 'The Wizard of Oz'?

Answer 1

Any middle name for Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" by Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856-May 6, 1919) is unknown.

Specifically, Dorothy Gale never shares a middle name in any of her adventures in the beautiful, enchanted, magical land of Oz. Neither does anyone else. Throughout the 40 canonical books of the royal histories of Oz, no one in fact calls, or refers to, Dorothy by anything other than "Dorothy" or "Dorothy Gale." That includes the two individuals who always have been in her life: Uncle Henry and Aunt Em.

At the time that the books were written, there was a trend in which people were called by their middle name. One example is author and Oz series originator L. Frank Baum. The style worked for Baum, who made no secret of his loathing for his real first name. So it is possible that either Dorothy has no middle name or that Dorothy is her middle name. Unless we uncover some written clarification among the surviving writings of the Oz book series author, we never will know which is the case.

Answer 2

Dorothy was never given a middle name. Her name is Dorothy Gale.