What is "dorrit"

Dorrit is a feminine given name. Persons bearing the name include:

• Amy Dorrit, known as "Little Dorrit", the heroine of Charles Dickens' novel of the same name (1855-7)
  • As an English surname, Dorrit may be a variant of the surname Durward, or a matronymic derived from the given name Dorothy.
• Dorrit Hoffleit (1907-2007), American astronomer
• Dorrit Moussaieff (born 1950), First Lady of Iceland
• Dorrit Willumsen (born 1940), Danish writer