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Dorothy (given name) Dorothy is a female given name. It is the English vernacular form of the Greek Δωροθέα (''Dōrothéa'') meaning "God's Gift", from δῶρον (''dōron''), "gift" + θεός (''theós''), "god". . It has been in use since the 1400s. Altho ...

, a list of people with that name.

Arts and entertainment

Characters

Dorothy Gale Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and reappears in most of it ...

, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character played by Sophie Aldred in ''Doctor Who'' *Dorothy, a goldfish on ''Sesame Street'' owned by

Elmo Elmo is a red Muppet monster character on the long-running PBS/ HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street''. A furry red monster who has a falsetto voice and illeism, he hosts the last full five-minute segment (fifteen minutes prio ...

*Dorothy the Dinosaur, a costumed green dinosaur who appears with ''

The Wiggles The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, ...

'' * Dorothy (''MÄR''), a main character in ''MÄR'' *Dorothy Baxter, a main character on ''Hazel'' *Dorothy "Dottie" Turner, main character of '' Servant'' *Dorothy Michaels, Dustin Hoffman's character the movie ''

Tootsie ''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman. Its supporting cast includes Pollack, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Geo ...

Film and television

* ''Dorothy'' (TV series), 1979 American TV series *

Dorothy Mills ''Dorothy Mills'', also known under the title ''Dorothy,'' is a 2008 psychological thriller mystery film directed by Agnès Merlet. Starring Carice van Houten and Jenn Murray, the film is about a psychiatrist assigned to work on the case of a ...

, a 2008 French movie, sometimes titled simply ''Dorothy'' *DOROTHY, a device used to study tornadoes in the movie ''

Twister Twister may refer to: Weather * Tornado Aviation * Pipistrel Twister, a Slovenian ultralight trike * Silence Twister, a German homebuilt aircraft design * Wings of Change Twister, an Austrian paraglider design Entertainment * ''Twister'' (1989 ...

Music

Dorothy (band) Dorothy is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2014. The band consists of vocalist Dorothy Martin, drummer Jason Ganberg, guitarists Devon Pangle and Eli Wulfmeier, and bassist Eliot Lorango. They released their first p ...

, a Los Angeles-based rock band *Dorothy, the title of an

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...

dance and folk song by Seymour Smith *"Dorothy", a 2019 song by Sulli *"Dorothy", a 2016 song by Her's

In other media

* ''Dorothy'' (opera), a comic opera (1886) by Stephenson & Cellier * ''Dorothy'' (Chase), a 1902 painting by William Merritt Chase * ''Dorothy'' (comic book), a comic book based on the Wizard of Oz *

Dorothy, a publishing project Dorothy, a publishing project is a St. Louis-based small press publishing house founded by Danielle Dutton and Martin Riker in 2009. Dorothy specializes in publishing short works of literary fiction written by women. The press releases two books ...

, an American publisher

Places

Dorothy, Alberta Dorothy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located approximately east of Highway 56 and northwest of Brooks. The community was named for Dorothy Wilson, a young girl that lived in the area at the time th ...

, a hamlet in the Canadian province of Alberta *

Dorothy, West Virginia Dorothy is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Dorothy is east-southeast of Whitesville. Dorothy has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, su ...

, an unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States *

Dorothy (Venusian crater) Dorothy Crater is an impact crater on Venus. The names for small craters on Venus (with a diameter less than ) are chosen from common female names. is a Greek first name, and the crater was officially designated by the IAU in 1997. The crater ...

Dorothy (Charonian crater) Dorothy Crater is the largest known impact basin on Pluto's moon Charon. The crater was discovered by the ''New Horizons'' space probe in 2015 during its flyby of Pluto and its moons. It was named after Dorothy Gale from the novel ''The Wonderful ...

Nautical

* ''Dorothy'' (1815 ship), an English merchant ship *, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 *, A Malaysian tug in service 1958-75