Dot (given Name)

Dot is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the female name Dorothy, and a nickname. Notable people and characters with the name include:

Women

* Dot Allison (born 1969), Scottish singer and songwriter
* Dot Bailey (1916–2009), New Zealand cricketer
* Dot Farley (1881–1971), American film actress
* Dot Germain (born 1947), American LPGA golfer
* Dot Laughton (1913–1982), Australian cricketer
* Dot Lemon (1907–1986), early American aviator and barnstormer
* Dot Moore (1914–2007), American television personality
* Dot Richardson (born 1961), American physician, softball coach and former player
* Dot Wiggin, singer and guitarist in the Shaggs
* Dot Wilkinson (1921–2023), American softball player and bowler, member of the Halls of Fame of both sports
* Aditi Saigal or Dot (born 1998), Indian singer and actress

Men

* Dot Fulghum (1900–1947), American Major League Baseball player in the 1921 season

Fictional characters

* Dot, the title character of ''Dot and the Kangaroo'', an 1899 children's book by Ethel C. Pedley and derivative works
* Dot, the title character of ''Dot and Tot of Merryland'', a 1901 novel by L. Frank Baum
* Dot, a character in the 1998 Disney-Pixar 3D computer-animated film ''A Bug's Life''
* Dot, a character in the Stephen Sondheim musical ''Sunday in the Park with George''
* Dot, a character in the massively multiplayer online game ''Club Penguin''
* Dot, the oldest Cat Brother in the anime series '' Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou''
* Dot, a Simon Kidgits character developed by Simon Brand Ventures
* Dot, a character from the 2023 anime ''Pokémon Horizons''
* Little Dot, a comic book character
* Dot Branning, also known as Dot Cotton, a character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders''
* Dot Comet, the titular protagonist of the animated preschool television series '' Dot.''
* Dot Cottan, a character in the BBC police procedural drama ''Line of Duty''
* Dot Flagston, twin sister to Ditto in the comic strip ''Hi and Lois''
* Dot Matrix, a character in the Canadian animated television series ''ReBoot''
* Dot Pixis, a character in the anime series ''Attack on Titan''
* Dot Starlight, one of the first eight Lalaloopsy dolls released
* Dot Tattler, a character in the horror anthology television series ''American Horror Story''
* Dot Warner, a character in the 1990s animated television series ''Animaniacs''

See also

* Dots Miller (1886–1923), American Major League Baseball player
* Dottie, another given name

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Feminine given names
Hypocorisms