Dorothy

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek θεά (theá) Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa)lbor. English Dorothy Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

   “Piſt[ol]. Then, to you miſtris Dorothy, I will charge you. / Doro[thy]. Charge me? I ſcorne you, ſcuruy companion: […]”

   “"My name is Dorothy," said the girl, "and I am going to the Emerald City, to ask the great Oz to send me back to Kansas."”