Dorrit

Variation of Dorothea
"gift of the ocean"

Dorrit Origin and Meaning

The name Dorrit is a girl's name .

The "Little Dorrit" title character of Charles Dickens' novel was actually named Amy; Dorrit was her last name. The Dorit spelling is a short form of Dorotea in Danish and Dorrit has been used as a first name, but its origins are as a surname derived from Dorothea or Durward.

Famous People Named Dorrit

  • Dorrit Black
    Australian artist

Dorrit in Pop Culture

  • Dorrit Bradshaw
    character on "The Carrie Diaries"
  • Amy Dorrit
    title heroine of "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens