Dorotheus Explained

Dorotheus
Gender:Masculine
Meaning:God's gift
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Language origin:Greek
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Dorotheus or Dorotheos is a male given name from Greek Dōrótheos (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Δωρόθεος), meaning "God's Gift", from Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: δῶρον (dōron), "gift" + Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: θεός (theós), "god".[1] Its feminine counterpart is Dorothea, (Dorothy). Theodore means the same, with the root words in reverse order. The earliest form of the word Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: δῶρον is the Mycenaean Greek do-ra, meaning "gifts", written in Linear B syllabic script;[2] the feminine form Theodora is also attested in Linear B as , te-o-do-ra.[3]

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  2. Web site: The Linear B word do-ra. Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages. Web site: Raymoure. K.A.. do-ra-qe. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean.
  3. Web site: te-o-do-ra-qe. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean.