Dorothy
pronunciation
How to pronounce Dorothy in British English:
UK ['dɒrəθɪ]
How to pronounce Dorothy in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Dorothy
- fem. proper name, from French Dorothée, from Latin Dorothea, from Greek, literally "gift of God," from doron "gift" (see date (n.1)) + fem. of theos "god" (see theo-). With the elements reversed, it becomes Theodora. The accessory called a Dorothy bag is so called from 1907.
Example
- 1. We turn next to dorothy sayers .
- 2. Did you ever meet my wife , dorothy ?
- 3. Dorothy 's flying ! She 's flying !
- 4. Dorothy is asleep inside of you ?
- 5. The music teacher came twice each week to bridge the awful gap between dorothy and chopin .