Dorothea
name
name ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Ancient Greek, a Latinate variant of Dorothy.
Example
More examples"She did not move, and he came towards her with more doubt and timidity in his face than she had ever seen before. He was in a state of uncertainty which made him afraid lest some look or word of his should condemn him to a new distance from her; and Dorothea was afraid of her OWN emotion."
Etymology
See Dorothy.
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