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Doris

A female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.

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Doris at a glance

Origin
Greek
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈdɒɹɪs/, /ˈdɔɹɪs/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δωρίς (Dōrís). Etymology 1 sense 7 is owing to similarity to Boris.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Doris mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.

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