Dorina (1)

  • [ do-REE-nah ]
  • Romanian
Feminine form of DORIN.

DORIN   male   Romanian
Romanian, possibly a form of DORIAN or a diminutive of TEODOR.
DORIAN   male   English, French
The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891), which tells the story of a man whose portrait ages while he stays young. Wilde may have taken it from the name of the ancient Greek tribe the Dorians, or from the surname DORAN.
DORAN     Irish
From Irish Ó Deoráin meaning "descendant of Deoradhán", where Deoradhán is a given name meaning "exile, wanderer".
THEODORE   male   English
From the Greek name Θεοδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and δωρον (doron) "gift". This was the name of several saints, including Theodore of Amasea, a 4th-century Greek soldier; Theodore of Tarsus, a 7th-century archbishop of Canterbury; and Theodore the Studite, a 9th-century Byzantine monk. It was also borne by two popes.

This was a common name in classical Greece, and, due to both the saints who carried it and the favourable meaning, it came into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was however rare in Britain before the 19th century. Famous bearers include three tsars of Russia (in the Russian form Fyodor) and American president Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).
MASCULINE FORMS
ROMANIAN: Dorin
OTHER FORMS
AMHARIC: Tewodros
ANCIENT GREEK: Doris, Theodora, Theodoros, Theodorus
ARMENIAN: Toros
BULGARIAN: Teodor, Teodora, Todor, Todorka
CROATIAN: Dorijan, Doris, Teo, Teodor
CZECH: Teodor, Theodor
DANISH: Teodor, Theodor
DUTCH: Theo, Theodoor, Theodorus
ENGLISH: Dora, Dorean, Doreen, Doretta, Doria, Dorian, Dorinda, Dorine, Doris, Dorita, Dorris, Dory, Ted, Teddy, Theo, Theodora, Theodore
FINNISH: Teuvo
FRENCH: Dorian, Doriane, Theirn, Théo, Théodore
GEORGIAN: Tedore
GERMAN: Doris, Theda, Theodor
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Doris
GREEK: Dora, Theodora, Theodoros
HUNGARIAN: Dóra, Teodor, Teodóra, Tivadar, Tódor
ICELANDIC: Dóra, Theódóra
IRISH: Doran
ITALIAN: Doriano, Teo, Teodora, Teodoro
LATVIAN: Teodors
LIMBURGISH: Thei
MACEDONIAN: Teodor, Teodora, Todor, Todorka, Toše, Toshe
NORWEGIAN: Teodor, Theodor
POLISH: Teodor, Teodora
PORTUGUESE: Téo, Teodora, Teodoro
ROMANIAN: Dorin, Teodor, Teodora, Theodor, Tudor
RUSSIAN: Fedor, Fedora, Fedya, Feodor, Feodora, Fyodor
SERBIAN: Teodor, Teodora, Todor
SLOVAK: Teodor
SLOVENE: Teodor
SPANISH: Teo, Teodora, Teodoro
SWEDISH: Tea, Teodor, Teodora, Thea, Theodor
UKRAINIAN: Fedir