Details for the forename Dot

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Dot (female)


Variants:	Dottie (F) Dotty (F)
Pet Name for:	Doris (F) Dorothea (F) Dorothy (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Personal communication [DG]
Notes:	English. Dot is generally used as a pet name for Dorothy but its use for Doris [q.v.] has been reported by a correspondent [DG].