Dorotheus[pronunciation?] or Dorotheos is a male given name from
GreekDōrótheos (Δωρόθεος), meaning "God's Gift", from δῶρον (dōron), "gift" + θεός (theós), "god".[1] Its feminine counterpart is Dorothea, (Dorothy).
Theodore means the same, with the root words in reverse order. The earliest form of the word δῶρον is the
Mycenaean Greekdo-ra, meaning "gifts", written in
Linear B syllabic script;[2] the feminine form Theodora is also attested in Linear B as 𐀳𐀃𐀈𐀨, te-o-do-ra.[3]
^"The Linear B word do-ra". Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages. Raymoure, K.A.
"do-ra-qe". Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean.
^"te-o-do-ra-qe". Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean.
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