Dot is a given name, often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) 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 Doris Lilian Bailey (6 December 1916 – 30 November 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She played in one Test match for New Zealand in 1949. She played domestic cricket for Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te ...

(1916–2009), New Zealand cricketer * Dot Farley (1881–1971), American film actress *

Dot Germain Dorothy "Dot" Germain (born May 21, 1947) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She is the niece of the amateur golfer Dorothy Germain Porter Dorothy Germain Porter (April 3, 1924 – July 20, 2012) was an American amate ...

(born 1947), American LPGA golfer * Dot Laughton (1913–1982), Australian cricketer * Dot Lemon (1907–1986), early American aviator and barnstormer *

Dot Moore Dot Moore (May 15, 1914 – May 23, 2007) was an American television (TV) personality of 46 years from Mobile, Alabama. Her broadcasting career included four talk shows, trips to the Eastern and Western coasts of the United States, and dozens of co ...

(1914–2007), American television personality * Dot Richardson (born 1961), American physician, softball coach and former player *

Dot Wilkinson Dorothy Elsie Wilkinson (October 9, 1921 – March 18, 2023) was an American softball player and bowler, who is a member of the halls of fame in both sports. Life and career Wilkinson played softball from 1933 to 1965, helping her team, the Pho ...

(born 1921), American former softball player and bowler, member of the Halls of Fame of both sports

Men

Dot Fulghum James Lavoisier "Dot" Fulghum (July 4, 1900 – November 2, 1947) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in two games with the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics season, 1921 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Liste ...

(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 ''A Bug's Life'' is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew ...

'' * Dot, a character in the Stephen Sondheim musical ''

Sunday in the Park with George ''Sunday in the Park with George'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It was inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat's painting '' A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande ...

'' * Dot, a character in the massively multiplayer online game '' Club Penguin'' * Dot, a Simon Kidgits character developed by Simon Brand Ventures * Dot, the titular protagonist of the animated preschool television series '' Dot.'' *

Little Dot Little Dot is a comic book character published by Harvey Comics about a little girl who is obsessed with dots, spots, and round, colorful objects. She was created in 1949 by writer Alfred Harvey and artist Vic Herman. Publication history Dot fi ...

, a comic book character * Dot and Dash, the mascots of PBS Kids * Dot Branning, also known as

Dot Cotton Dorothy "Dot" Branning (also Cotton) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by June Brown. In a special episode entitled ''EastEnders: Dot's Story'' (2003) a young Dot was played by Tallulah Pitt-Brown in ...

, a character in the British soap opera '' EastEnders'' * Dot Cottan, a character in the BBC police procedural drama '' Line of Duty'' *Dot Starlight, one of the first eight Lalaloopsy dolls released. * Dot Matrix, a character in the Canadian animated television series ''

ReBoot In computing, rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally. Reboots can be either a cold reboot (alternatively known as a hard reboot) in which the power to the system is phys ...

'' * Dot Pixis, a character in the anime series '' Attack on Titan'' * Dot Warner, a character in the 1990s animated television series ''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American Animated series, animated Comedy television, comedy Musical film, musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part o ...

Women

Men

Fictional characters

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