Dorotheus
/dɔːrəˈθiːəs/noun
A male given name of Greek origin, meaning “gift of God.”
Did you know?Dorotheus comes from Greek naming tradition built on theos, “god,” so it belongs to the same divine-name family as Theodore and Theodora, where names were used as blessings, not just labels.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Grk
Δωρόθεος (Dōrótheos)
““gift of God””
Late Antiquity
Greek/Latin
Dorotheus
“Latinized male personal name”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Dorotheus
“Used as a saint’s name and learned personal name”
Middle English
English
Dorotheus
“A learned or ecclesiastical male name, especially in religious contexts”
Modern English
English
Dorotheus
“A rare masculine given name, chiefly historical or classical”