Dorathea
Dorathea is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 645 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dorathea
If you do not know Dorathea’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dorathea,” in English, “Guten Tag Dorathea,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dorathea,
German
Guten Tag Dorathea,
French
Bonjour Dorathea,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dorathea:
Chinese
Dorathea您好：
Japanese
Dorathea様
English
Hi Dorathea,
German
Hi Dorathea,
French
Salut Dorathea,
Spanish
Hola Dorathea,
Chinese
Dorathea你好：
Japanese
Doratheaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 645 female · 645 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Dorathea a male or female name?
Dorathea is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Dorathea in an email?
If you do not know Dorathea’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dorathea,” in English, “Guten Tag Dorathea,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Dorathea a unisex name?
Dorathea is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Dorathea a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/dorathea. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dorathea,
title = {Is Dorathea a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/dorathea},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}