Doroteusz
Just eight men in Poland carry it, a name most people here will never meet. It comes from Greek Dōrótheos, dōron plus theos: gift of god.
Doroteusz Pronunciation
Doroteusz is pronounced do-ro-TE-oosh (/dɔrɔˈtɛuʂ/).
What Doroteusz means
Where Doroteusz comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Doroteusz comes from Greek Dōrótheos, built from dōron, "gift," and theos, "god." The short meaning in English stays close to that root: gift of god. The order of the parts matters little. Teodor, another Polish name, holds the same two words reversed.
The cross-gender partner is Dorota, far more common in Poland now. Doroteusz is the longer, older-sounding form, worn by few men. Dorotheus of Gaza, a sixth-century monk, carried the Greek version and left teachings still read in monasteries today.
A boy named Doroteusz meets his name in full at the school register, where the teacher reads every syllable before roll call. It is not a name he shares with a classmate.
The meaning holds. Dōron, theos, gift of god.
When Doroteusz celebrates name day
Doroteusz appears 5 times in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 4 January.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Doroteusz
1 in 2668274 men in Poland is named Doroteusz. 8 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #18552 among male names.
Doroteusz as a middle name
Doroteusz is a first name for 8 men in Poland and a middle name for another 10, a 44/56 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 3085th, between Dmitrij (10) and Doru (10).
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#3083 Dimas10
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#3084 Dmitrij10
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#3085 Doroteusz10
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#3086 Doru10
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#3087 Drew10