Dottie
[ˈdɔːti]Meaning
English diminutive of Dorothy
Background Story
Dottie is a diminutive of Dorothy, formed in English from Dot and the suffix -ie. It is also used in Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German and Hungarian, and was borrowed into Tagalog from English. Related forms include Dee, Dodie, Dolly, Dora, Doreen, Dot and Dotty, with Doretta as a further diminutive.
Temperament
Variations
Dot, Dottie, Dorothy
Related Names
Dollie
Variant of Dolly
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Derived from 'candy', referring to a sweet treat
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Dainty
Daisya
Darbie
Recorded as an English feminine given name; no meaning is documented
Darlin
A term of endearment of Old English origin
Daysie
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