Dorothy is a female given name. It comes from the Greek ������� ("Dōrothéa") meaning "God's Gift", from ����� ("dōron"), "gift" + ���� ("theós"), "god". There are also male names in English such as "Dorie" from the Greek word "��������" ("Dōrótheos"). Also, the given names Theodore and Theodora come from the same two Greek words as Dorothy, but in the reverse order.