Dolly

Dolly \dol-ly, do-lly\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Dolly used as a boy name meaning, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as DAAL-iy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dolly: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Dolly?

Dolly has its origins in the Old Greek and Spanish languages. It is used largely in English. From Old Greek roots, its meaning is 'gift of god; pain; doll'. The name first developed from Dorothy in the 16th century, and it later gave rise to the English word doll in the 17th century. Nevertheless, in modern times, the name is sometimes bestowed as a derivative of the English word. It has also developed as a form of Dolores in recent times. In literature, the name has been made known by the beautiful Dolly Varden in Charles Dickens' historical novel Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty (1841), and the formerly minor character Dolly Levi in Thornton Wilder's play The Matchmaker (1955) who inspired the hugely successful musical Hello, Dolly! (1964) by David Merrick. The short form is known from the mistress Doll Tearsheet in William Shakespeare's historical play Henry IV, Part 2 (1596-1599). Dolly is a diminutive (English) of the English, German, and Spanish Dolores meaning of name. Dolly a diminutive of the English name Dorothy origin. Forms of Dolly consist of the English short names for Dodie, the name Dol definition, the name nicknames for Doley, the name Doli pronounciation, the English Dollee name, the English what does the name Dolley mean, the name Dolli definition, the English what does the name Dollie mean, and the name Doly name popularity. Another variant of the name is the English contracted form Doll meaning.

Details of famous namesakes named Dolly:Cloning Subject Dolly the Sheep, born 5 July 1996 - 14 February 2003, Edinburgh, Scotland. Country Singer Dolly Parton, born 19 January 1946, Locust Ridge, Tennessee.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Dolly:

the name name Dahlye, the English name Dollee, the English what does the name Dolley mean, the English name Dolli meaning, the Dutch Dael name, the name name Dahliah, the name what does the name Dahlya mean, the name what does the name Daila mean, the Arabic Dalal definition, the name Dalale name, the name short names for Dalall, the name what does the name Dalalle mean, the English, German, and Hebrew what does the name Daliah mean, the name what does the name Dalla mean, the name Dally name variations, the Scandinavian short names for Daly, the English, Turkish, and Hebrew Dalya pronounciation, the name Dalyah name variations, the name name Dayla meaning, and the English Daylee name.

The baby name Dolly fun facts:

The name Dolly in reverse order is "Yllod".

The numerological value of the name Dolly is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Dolly?

Dolly is not in the top girl names in USA.