The first name Dorothée

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About the first name Dorothée

Meaning

The name Dorothée traditionally means “gift of God”.

Historical origin

The name Dorothée comes from Greek Dorotheos or Dorothea, formed from doron “gift” and theos “God”.

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Names such as Dorothée, directly connected with Christian tradition, are especially common in older parish records.

Pronunciation:do-ro-tédɔʁɔt.e

Frequency of the first name Dorothée by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Dorothée by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name DorothéeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Dorothée in baptisms by year.10075502501655172417931862193120001655–1659 10 baptisms1670–1674 10 baptisms1675–1679 5 baptisms1680–1684 10 baptisms1690–1694 25 baptisms1695–1699 25 baptisms1700–1704 40 baptisms1705–1709 35 baptisms1710–1714 20 baptisms1715–1719 30 baptisms1720–1724 20 baptisms1725–1729 15 baptisms1730–1734 10 baptisms1735–1739 50 baptisms1740–1744 20 baptisms1745–1749 25 baptisms1750–1754 40 baptisms1755–1759 25 baptisms1760–1764 35 baptisms1765–1769 35 baptisms1770–1774 10 baptisms1775–1779 60 baptisms1780–1784 35 baptisms1785–1789 15 baptisms1790–1794 20 baptisms1795–1799 25 baptisms1800–1804 75 baptisms1805–1809 60 baptisms1810–1814 65 baptisms1815–1819 30 baptisms1820–1824 50 baptisms1825–1829 55 baptisms1830–1834 65 baptisms1835–1839 30 baptisms1840–1844 50 baptisms1845–1849 65 baptisms1850–1854 10 baptisms1855–1859 30 baptisms1860–1864 50 baptisms1865–1869 20 baptisms1870–1874 10 baptisms1875–1879 20 baptisms1880–1884 15 baptisms1885–1889 10 baptisms1890–1894 10 baptisms1895–1899 5 baptisms1900–1904 5 baptisms1905–1909 10 baptisms1910–1914 5 baptisms1915–1919 5 baptisms1920–1924 20 baptisms1925–1929 15 baptisms1930–1934 20 baptisms1935–1939 5 baptisms1940–1944 15 baptisms1950–1954 5 baptisms1955–1959 5 baptisms1960–1964 10 baptisms1965–1969 5 baptisms1980–1984 10 baptisms2000–2004 5 baptisms

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