Dorothea
Gift of God
Dorothea is a female given name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God." It was popular in earlier centuries and appears in classic literature, including George Eliot's *Middlemarch*.
Dorothy is the more common modern form: Dorothea sounds old-fashioned compared to Dorothy.
Fictional English town's story
- George EliotPseudonymous Victorian novelist
- VictorianOf a prim era
- protagonistStory's central figure
- idealistPursuer of noble principles
heroine · novel · characterization · Brooke · Rosamond · reform · marriage · provincial
Victim for beliefs
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
piety · virtue · faith · Catholic · feast day · veneration · miracle · legend
Middlemarch
Fictional English town's story
- George EliotPseudonymous Victorian novelist
- VictorianOf a prim era
- protagonistStory's central figure
idealist · heroine · novel · characterization · Brooke · Rosamond · reform · marriage · provincial · ambition
martyr
Victim for beliefs
devotion · piety · virtue · faith · Catholic · feast day · veneration · miracle · legend · persecution
Greek
Of Athenian origin
timeless · noble · traditional · heritage · elegant · refined · graceful · dignified · formal · stately
Amelia
Feminine name meaning industrious
- BeatriceClassical feminine name
- CharlotteFeminine name, Carolina city
- EleanorFeminine name meaning bright
Felicity · Genevieve · Harriet · Isabella · Josephine · Katherine · Lucinda · Margaret · Natalie · Olivia
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Gertrude, Ethel, Edna, Bertha
- CervantesDon Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, Sancho Panza, Cervantes, Rocinante
- Fire EmblemIke, Roy, Lyn, Dimitri, Claude
- GoetheFaust, Mephistopheles, Gretchen, Mephisto, Weimar
- mayfliesmayfly, mayflies, ephemera, imago, nymph
- Don Quixote CharactersDon Quixote, Sancho Panza, Rocinante
- Dorothy Gale
- friend of DorothyCoded term for homosexual
- Dorothy ParkerRazor-tongued New Yorker