Dorothy

[ dawr-uh-thee, dor- ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Dorothea.

Example Sentences

Manager-owner relationships can be fractious but the Weavers, including Simon's mum Dorothy, who bakes cakes for the players to eat on the journey back from away games, are a close family who have always managed to work through problems together.

From BBC

Arriving 21 years after its source material took Broadway by storm, “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, before Dorothy and friends followed the yellow brick road to the Emerald City.

From Los Angeles Times

One thing you can count on is for “Wicked” to confront the Dorothy of it all.

From Los Angeles Times

The story explores the lives of two witches, Elphaba and Glinda - played by Grande and Erivo - before and after Dorothy's arrival in the mythical land of Oz.

From BBC

I remember there was an old film with Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge called “Bright Road” about young Black educators.

From Salon