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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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Ruth
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Lyric
“Lyric is an English given name derived from the Greek lyrikos meaning "singing to the lyre," from lyra (lyre). As an adjective it describes poetry meant to be sung or set to music, typically expressing personal emotion. As a given name it is a modern coinage in English-speaking countries, favored for its artistic and poetic associations.”
Ethyl
“Ethyl is an English feminine name, a variant of Ethel, which is derived from the Old English element æthel meaning "noble" — the same root as in names like Audrey (Æthelthryth) and Alfred (Ælfred). Ethel/Ethyl was popular as a given name in Victorian and Edwardian England and America, carrying connotations of old-fashioned nobility and dignified domesticity.”
Audrey
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Holden
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