February 20
Why this day? Dottie is a short form of Darlene, and shares its name day.
Dottie is celebrated in the United States on September 4; Brazil on February 20; Argentina on February 6.
Dottie is a short form of Darlene. It keeps its origin (Modern English) and meaning — incarnation of love and affection, and shares its name day, February 20.
On birth records, Dottie is rarely written as such: the Dotties are Darlenes (20,520 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Darlene page. Dottie is also a short form of Dora, Dorothy.
Dottie is a short form of Darlene, which means incarnation of love and affection.
February 20, together with Darlene: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Darlene.
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