Dollie

Dollie is an English given name that originated as a pet form of Dorothy, itself derived from the Greek Dorothea, combining doron (gift) and theos (god), meaning gift of God. The diminutive suffix gave rise to the common noun doll, as Dolly was a popular nickname in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and came to be applied to toy figures. Dollie enjoyed modest use as an independent given name in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly in the United States. Closely related forms include Dolly, Doll, and Dorothy.