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 [ syll. do-rot-heu(s), dor-othe-us ] The boy name Dorotheus is pronounced as DAORahTDHYUWZ KEY. Dorotheus is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name's meaning is gift of god. Biblical name derived from the elements 'doron' meaning gift ; 'theos' meaning god. Dorotheos (Old Greek) and Dorotheus (Latin) are original forms of Dorotheus. The name was borne by several early Christian saints, including a 4th-century bishop of Tyre. The name Dorothy (English) is the female version of Dorotheus. Dorofei (Russian), Dorofey (Russian), Doroteo (Italian and Spanish), and Dorotheos (Greek) are variants of Dorotheus. Dorotheus is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. A baby name that sounds like Dorotheus is the name Dorotheos (Greek). KEY: approx pronunciation for Dorotheus: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; DH as in "thee (DH.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
