Dot

English, diminutive of Dorothy

"gift of God"

Dot Origin and Meaning

The name Dot is a girl's name of English origin.

Old-fangled nickname could make dot.com era short form or middle name.

Dot Rank in US Top 1000

# 974 in the US

Popularity of the name Dot

• 1703 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Dot

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• Dolly
• Flo
• Dottie
• Freddie
• Lou
• Polly
• Posy
• Franny
• Myrtle
• Bess
• Kitty
• Bessie
• Clemmie
• Minnie
• Flossie
• Goldie
• Iggy
• Junie
• Mamie
• Pip

Famous People Named Dot

• Dorothy Marie "Dot" Jones, American actress
• Dorothy Elliot "Dot" Allison Scottish singer,songwriter
• Dorothea "Dot" Farley American actress
• Dorothy "Dot" Richardson American softball player and physician
• Dorothy "Dot" Germain American golfer
• Dot Laughton Australian cricketer
• Dorothy "Dot" Lemon American aviatrix
• Dot Wilkinson American softball player

The name Dot in Pop Culture

• Dorothy “Dot” Williams character on Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
• Dorothy "Dot" Cotton character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Dot Tattler conjoined twin character on TV's "American Horror Story: Freak Show"; twin of Bette
• Princess Dot ant in Pixar's "A Bug's Life"
• Dot Warner (born Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca the Third) a character on animated series "Animaniacs"
• Dot character in musical "Sunday in the Park with George"
• Little Dot character in Havey Comics
• Dot animated mascot for PBS network along with brother Dash
• Dot Matrix character on animated series "ReBoot"
• Dot Comet main character on animated series "Dot"
• "Dot and the Kangaroo " 1899 children's book by Ethel C. Pedley
• "Dot and Tot of Merryland " a 1901 novel by L. Frank Baum
• Pip and Dot fictional character in the 2017 video game "Cuphead"