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:
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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