Dorothea, also spelt Dorothee (German), Dorothée (French), and Dorotea, is a female given name from Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa) meaning "god's gift". In English it is more commonly spelt Dorothy.
People with this name include:
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Aristocracy
Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670–1748), Duchess of Parma
Dorotea Gonzaga (1449–1468), Duchess consort of Milan
Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1591–1617), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1676–1731), last Countess of Hanau
Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1587–1609), Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574–1617), Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1654–1682), German princess
Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1674–1713), Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen
Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (1607–1634), Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
Dorothea of Brandenburg (disambiguation)
Dorothea of Bulgaria (fl. 1370–1390), Queen of Bosnia
Dorothea of Denmark (disambiguation)
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511–1571), queen consort of Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway
Dorothea of Saxony (1563–1587), Saxon princess
Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1587–1645)
Dorothea Susanne of Simmern (1544–1592), princess of the Electoral Palatinate, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar by marriage
Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1661–1705), Countess of Hesse-Darmstadt
Princess Dorothea of Courland (1793–1862), Baltic German noblewoman
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1881–1967)
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1685–1761), Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach by marriage
Saints
Dorothea of Alexandria (fl. 320), martyr
Dorothea of Caesarea (fl. 311), martyr, patron saint of florists
Dorothea of Montau (1347–1394), Roman Catholic saint, hermitess and visionary
Other people
First name
Dorothea Bate (1878–1951), Welsh palaeontologist
Dorotea Bucca (1360–1436), Italian physician
Dorotea van Fornenbergh (fl. 1647–1697), Dutch stage actress
Dorothea Binz (1920–1947), German concentration camp officer executed for war crimes
Dorothea Brooking (1916–1999), British children's television producer and director
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1878–1960), British tennis and badminton player
Dorothea H. Denslow (1900–1971), American sculptor, educator
Dorothea Dix (1802–1887), American social activist
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878–1960), English tennis player
Dorothea Dunckel (1799–1878), Swedish playwright
Dorothea Erxleben (1715–1762), first woman doctor in Germany
Dorothea Ewart (1870–1956), British historian
Dorothea Fairbridge (1860–1931), South African novelist
Dorothea Gerard (1855–1915), Scottish novelist
Dorothea Hoffman (d. 1710), Swedish hat maker
Dorothea Hooper (1932–2024), American politician
Dorothea Barth Jörgensen (born 1990), Swedish fashion model
Middle name
Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer (1664–1737), Dutch writer
Angela Dorothea Merkel (born 1954), former Chancellor of Germany
Christina Doreothea Stuart (fl. 1774), Norwegian artist
Single name
Dorothée (born 1953) French singer and television presenter
Fictional characters
Dorothea Arnault, in the video games Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes