What is Dee short for?

Dee is short for Diana, Dorothy and Deborah.

The names behind Dee

Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.

Diana Latin origin

Dee from Diana: simple initial charm.

1,277 girls named Diana in 2025

All 3 short forms of Diana →

Dorothy Greek origin

Dee from Dorothy: simple initial charm.

743 girls named Dorothy in 2025

All 5 short forms of Dorothy →

Deborah Hebrew origin

Dee from Deborah: simple initial charm.

313 girls named Deborah in 2025

All 3 short forms of Deborah →

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