See also: Dorotéia Portuguese Alternative forms Dorotéia (pre-1990 spelling) Dorotheia (obsolete) Etymology Borrowed from Latin Dorothea, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa). Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /do.ɾoˈtɛj.ɐ/ [do.ɾoˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ] (Brazil) IPA(key): /do.ɾoˈtɛj.ɐ/ [do.ɾoˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ] (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /do.ɾoˈtɛj.a/ [do.ɾoˈtɛɪ̯.a] (Portugal) IPA(key): /du.ɾuˈtɐj.ɐ/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /du.ɾuˈtɐj.ɐ/ (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /du.ɾuˈtej.ɐ/ (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /du.ɾuˈtej.ɐ/ (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /du.ɾuˈte.ɐ/ Hyphenation: Do‧ro‧tei‧a Proper noun Doroteia f a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Dorothy Romanian Etymology From Dorotei + -a. Pronunciation Audio:(file) Proper noun Doroteia f A village in Frasin, Suceava, RomaniaWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.