Dot

Where Dot comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Dot.

Dot through the years
  1. 1881
    Dot Farley born
    American actress and scenario writer
  2. 1883
    First appearance
    #817 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1888
    Peak, #724
    13 babies named Dot, its best rank.
  4. 1890
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1964
    Dot Jones born
    athlete, actor
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
Namesakes
  • Dot Jones · athlete, actor, born 1964
  • Dot Farley · American actress and scenario writer, 1881–1971
  • Dot Richardson · softball player, born 1961
  • Dot Serfontein · South African writer, 1925–2016
  • Dot Blackie · British rower, born 1967

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.