Across the world, Dorotea (Dorotea 
, Доротея 
, Δωροθέα 
) is a common feminine first name. The given name Dorotea is characteristic of Croatia, where it is quite a common girly name, Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a common unisex name, and Peru, where it is quite a common female name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Mexico, Philippines, and Italy. Very seldom, Dorotea is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Dorotea | Philippines, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Croatia |
| Доротея | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Δωροθέα | Greece |
Dorotea is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dorotea , character in Don Quixote; Dorothea "Doortje" Van Hoeck , the fictional character from F.C. De Kampioenen; Dolores Umbridge , the Harry Potter character; Dorotea , the operatic character in the opera Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena by Francesco Bartolomeo Conti; in love with Fernando and Dorotea , the operatic character in the opera Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi; Lina's cousin, among other works.
| dorotea bucca Italian physician, IT (b. 1360) |
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| dorotea gonzaga Italian noble, FR (b. 1449) |
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| dorotea malatesta IT (b. 1478) |
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dorotea of schwarzburg-sondershausen Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, DE (b. 1579) |
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| dorotea barresi e santapau IT (b. 1536) |
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| dorotea de borja y castro ES (b. 1538) |
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| dorotea de solms-sonnenwalde (1586-1625), DE (b. 1586) |
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dorotea elisabet de schlesien-liegnitz (1646-1691), PL (b. 1646) |
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| dorotea calderón de la barca (b. 1598) |
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| dorotea van fornenbergh Dutch actress, NL (b. 1647) |
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| dorotea, condesa de wedell-wedellsborg (1706-1763) (b. 1706) |
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| dorotea zubeldia zubeldia 1722-02-06, ES (b. 1722) |
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| dorotea christina de geer SE (b. 1752) |
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dorotea de chopitea Philanthropist (1816-1891), CL (b. 1816) |
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| dorotea bussani AT (b. 1763) |
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