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Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1383. From Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), from δῶρον (dôron, “gift”) + θεός (theós, “god”). Cognate with English Dorothy and Dorothea.
Proper noun
Doroteja f
- (now rare) a female given name from Ancient Greek
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Doroteja was the only given name of 8 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Slovene
Proper noun
Doroteja f
- a female given name