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Worldwide, דורותיאה (Dorothea , דורותיאה ) is a common feminine first name. The forename דורותיאה is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common feminine name, Greece, and Tanzania. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Tanzania. Very seldom, דורותיאה is the last name as well as the forename.
דורותיאה is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dorothea "Doortje" Van Hoeck , the fictional character from F.C. De Kampioenen; Dolores Umbridge , the Harry Potter character; Schwester Dorothea , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Dorothea Grantsaan , character in Goede tijden, slechte tijden and Dorothea , the theatrical character in the play "The Other Alexander", among other works.