Doroteja
- Meaning:
- Gift of God
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Doroteja
From Greek Dorothea, from 'doron' (gift) and 'theos' (God).
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- February 6 (sv. Doroteja)
Popularity with newborns
Doroteja has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
736 people in Croatia are called Doroteja, according to the 2021 census. That is #606 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Doroteja is recorded in 15 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.