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Dorota
Say it: doh-ROH-tah
Meaning
Polish form of Dorothea, from Greek doron 'gift' and theos 'god'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in Poland since the Middle Ages, especially popular in the 1970s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 49 babies given this name since 1970
- At its height in 1972, about 1 in 217,300 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Czech | Dorota |
|---|---|
| Slovak | Dorota |
| Russian | Darya |
| English | Dorothy |
Famous bearers
- Dorota Masłowska, Polish novelist
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.