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Dorothy
Dorothy Dorothy carries the warmth of early twentieth-century American naming — wholesome, grounded, and fundamentally optimistic. Characters named Dorothy are often figures of practical resourcefulness who discover extraordinary capabilities when circumstances demand them, in the tradition of Baum's immortal heroine.
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Famous characters named Dorothy
Dorothy Gale
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — L. Frank Baum
The Kansas farm girl swept by a cyclone to the magical Land of Oz whose quest to return home became one of the most beloved journeys in American children's literature.
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