Dory

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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Diminutive of DOROTHY or DORIS.

DOROTHY female English

Usual English form of DOROTHEA. It has been in use since the 16th century. The author L. Frank Baum used it for the central character in his fantasy novel 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).

DOROTHEA female German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek

Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god". Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.

DORIS female English, German, Croatian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology

From the ancient Greek name Δωρις (Doris) which meant "Dorian woman". The Dorians were a Greek tribe who occupied the Peloponnese starting in the 12th century BC. In Greek mythology Doris was a sea nymph, one of the many children of Oceanus and Tethys. It began to be used as an English name in the 19th century. A famous bearer is the American actress Doris Day (1924-).

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FULL FORMS

ENGLISH: Doris, Dorothea, Dorothy, Dorris, Dortha, Dorthy

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Doris

CROATIAN: Dora, Doris, Dorotea, Doroteja, Tea

CZECH: Dorota

DANISH: Ditte, Dorete, Dorit, Dorothea, Dorte, Dorthe, Ea, Tea, Thea

DUTCH: Dora, Dorothea