Dodo

Variant of Dodie, a diminutive of Dorothy. It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores and other names beginning with Do.

From Hebrew dodho (or dodhay) meaning "beloved" (see David). In the Old Testament this name was borne by several minor characters.

This is a unisex name, which is much more often used on women than on men. The etymology is different for each gender.

For women, the name is derived from a corruption of the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl", which had originated from baby or nursery talk.

For men, the name is a pet form of Davit and an other biblical name that means "friend of God".

German pet form of Dominik. It is only used informally, meaning: it is not used as an official name on birth certificates.