📖 Über Dorotea
Dorotea ist die italienische/spanische Form von Dorothea und bedeutet "Geschenk Gottes." Ein Anagramm von Theodora, ehrt sie die heilige Dorothea von Cäsarea, Schutzpatronin der Floristen, und erscheint als kluge Heldin in Cervantes' Don Quijote.
🔀 Varianten & Verwandte Namen
⭐ Berühmte Persönlichkeiten
- Saint Dorothea of Caesarea — Early Christian martyr (died c. 311 AD) whose legend of miraculous roses from paradise made her the patron saint of florists and gardeners, celebrated on February 6th
- Dorotea Tondi — Italian actress who appeared in Italian cinema during the golden age of Italian filmmaking in the mid-20th century
- Dorotea (Don Quixote) — Resourceful and clever female character in Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605), who devises an elaborate plan to recover her honor — one of the novel's most memorable women