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Дорофей

“God’s gift”

Language context for this entry: Russian

masculineCyrillic script

[dərɐˈfʲej] · Russian

Origin: Ancient Greek
1 language context: Russian
Follow the evidence: 6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Дорофей

Дорофей is a masculine given name documented in Russian. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Δωρόθεος, with the stated meaning “God’s gift”.

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “God’s gift”

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δωρόθεος (Dōrótheos, “God’s gift”). Compare Фёдор (Fjódor), which uses the same roots in the reverse order.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q386299CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Дорофей

Дорофей is a masculine given name documented in Russian. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Δωρόθεος, with the stated meaning “God’s gift”.

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “God’s gift”

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δωρόθεος (Dōrótheos, “God’s gift”). Compare Фёдор (Fjódor), which uses the same roots in the reverse order.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Documented as a given name in Russian.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q386299CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ДорофейCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Дорофей

About Дорофей

Ancient Greek origin

Where Дорофей is used

Across borders

Russia

Popularity over time

History

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Дорофей

About Дорофей

Ancient Greek origin

Where Дорофей is used

Across borders

Russia

Popularity over time

History

Doroteusz

Dorotheos

Dorotheus

Фёдор

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Дорофей

Ancient Greek origin

Where Дорофей is used

Across borders

Russia

Popularity over time

History

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A story to pass on.

About Дорофей

Ancient Greek origin

Where Дорофей is used

Across borders

Russia

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

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