Meaning & History

"gift of God"

Feminine form of the Late Greek name, which meantfrom Greekmeaning "gift" andmeaning "god". The name Theodore is composed of the same elements in reverse order. Dorothea was the name of two early saints , notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.