First names in Hebrew

First name Dorothy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דורותי

Gematria value: 626

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dorothy is written דורותי

Meaning and origin

What does Dorothy mean?

Meaning: "gift of God"
Origin: Greek

Dorothy is the English form of Dorothea, a Greek name made of dōron, "gift", and theos, "God": "gift of God". It was among the top American names in the 1920s, and Dorothy, the little girl of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), made it a name of courage and kindness.

Gematria

Dorothy = 626

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דורותי has 6 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• תthe letter Tav400
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total626

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Dorothy, from ד to י:

דֶּרֶךְ־מִצְוֺתֶיךָ אָרוּץ כִּי תַרְחִיב לִבִּי׃

“I will run in the way of Your commandments, for You open wide my heart.”

Psalms 119:32

The book of your first name

Dorothy, in nine pages

• Dorothy, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Dorothy
• Dorothy, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Dorothy in three answers

How do you write Dorothy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dorothy is written דורותי.

What is the gematria value of Dorothy?
Written דורותי, Dorothy is worth 626: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Dorothy mean?
Gift of God (origin: Greek). Dorothy is the English form of Dorothea, a Greek name made of dōron, "gift", and theos, "God": "gift of God". It was among the top American names in the 1920s, and Dorothy, the little girl of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), made it a name of courage and kindness.