Dorothy

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Dorothy is a female given name from Greek Δωροθεα ("gift of the gods"). Although less common, there are also male equivalents in English such as "Dorie" from the Greek masculine Δωροθεος. Dorothy may refer to:

In Christianity:

• Saint Dorothy, two virgin martyrs and saints in the Christian church
• Dorothy Stang (1931-2005), catholic nun of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

In fiction:

• Dorothy, character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who
• Dorothy, a comic opera that held the record as the longest running musical production in the world until the 20th century, with 931 performances in its main run
• Dorothy, goldfish on Sesame Street owned by Elmo
• DOROTHY, device use to study tornadoes in the movie Twister
• Dorothy Gale, little girl who was blown to the Land of Oz by a cyclone in L. Frank Baum's 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the classic 1939 movie adaptation The Wizard of Oz
• Dorothy Michaels (Michael D'Orsay), female role in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie, played by Dustin Hoffman.
• Dorothy Zbornak, played by Bea Arthur on the long-running TV sitcom The Golden Girls
• R. Dorothy Wayneright, female android in the anime series Big O
• Dorothy (comic book), a fumetti-style comic book based on the Wizard of Oz.
• Dorothy the Dinosaur, a costumed dinosaur who appears with The Wiggles

In other fields:

• Dorothy Catherine Fontana, screenplay writer
• Dorothy Wordsworth, the favourite sister of William Wordsworth
• Dorothy Stoneman, the founder of YouthBuild
• Dorothy Elizabeth Morison, mmk