 DALTON m English
Pronounced: DAWL-tun
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English.
Variants: / Nicknames: Dahl, Dal
DOLORES f Spanish, English
Pronounced: do-LOR-es
Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of Mary Maria de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows".
Variants: Delora (altered form), Delores, Deloris-English / Nickname Dollie(y), Lori, Lorrie, Lory, Del, Dell, Della, Dee, Lola, Lolly- Dolly can also be a name that simply means "baby girl"--sometimes given when the name was undecided; it often stuck.
DOROTHEA f English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: DOR-o-thee-ah
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Dorotheus, from the Greek Dorotheos, which meant "gift of God" from Greek doron "gift" and theos "god". Dorothea was the name of two saints, including the patron saint of Prussia.
Variants: - Nickname Dolly, Dot, Doty -, Dortha, Dotty, Dottie. Dolly can also be a name that simply means "baby girl"--sometimes given when the name was undecided; it often stuck.
DOROTHY f English
Pronounced: DOR-o-thee
English form of DOROTHEA. This name was used by Lyman Frank Baum for the central character in his fantasy novel 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Variants: - Doreta - Danish / Dorottya - Hungarian / Dorota - Polish, Czech / Doreta - Italian, Spanish / Nickname Dolly, Dot, Doty -, Dortha, Dotty, Dottie. Dolly can also be a name that simply means "baby girl"--sometimes given when the name was undecided; it often stuck
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