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feminine · English origin
Dot is an English diminutive of Dorothy, which itself derives from the Greek name Dorothea, composed of the elements doron, meaning gift, and theos, meaning god, giving the overall sense of gift of God. The name has been in familiar use as an independent given name since at least the nineteenth century. Dorothy, Dottie, and Dorothea are the fuller forms from which Dot is typically drawn.
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