At a Glance
- Meaning
- No meaning of its own; as a nickname for Dorothy, indirectly 'gift of God'
- Origin
- English (pet form of Dorothy)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- DAHL
Doll is an English (pet form of Dorothy) girl's name meaning “no meaning of its own; as a nickname for Dorothy, indirectly 'gift of God'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Forgotten Baby Girl Names That Deserve a Comeback.
Meaning & Origin of Doll
Meaning: No meaning of its own; as a nickname for Dorothy, indirectly 'gift of God'.
Origin: English (pet form of Dorothy).
A common claim: Doll means 'gift of God' Actually: Only true indirectly - 'Doll' itself has no lexical meaning; it's a nickname for Dorothy, whose Greek roots (doron 'gift' + theos 'god') give the 'gift of God' sense.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Doll
DAHLIPA /dɒl/
Popularity of Doll
Doll doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Doll
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