Dortha
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning gift; a form of Dorothy.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Dortha by the numbers
Its American peak was 295 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Dorothy
Like Dortha, each of these traces back to Dorothy: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Dottiegift of god; a form of Dorothy or Dorothea215 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dollygift of god; a form of Dorothy144 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dolliedoll; a diminutive of Dorothy or Dolores55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dottygift of god; a form of Dorothy27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dollie-Raegift; a form of Dorothy with Rae6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dottie-Raegift of God; a form of Dorothy with Rae6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dollie-Annegift of god; a form of Dorothy with Anne4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dolly-Suegift of god; a form of Dorothy with Sue4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dortha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Dortha, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jessegod exists; gift from god980 in England and Wales (2025)
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