Dorcas

  • Girl
  • 6 letters
Biblical A female roe-deer.
Greek Gazelle.
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's The Winter, where it belongs to s Tale' Shepherdess.
Famous bearer The New Testament Dorcas who 'abounded in good deeds and gifts of mercy,' was a charitable woman raised from the dead by St Peter.

Dorcas is a girl’s name of Biblical, Greek and Literary origin. Meaning in Biblical: A female roe-deer. Meaning in Greek: Gazelle. A literary name from Shakespeare’s The Winter, where it belongs to s Tale’ Shepherdess. Famous bearer: The New Testament Dorcas who ‘abounded in good deeds and gifts of mercy,’ was a charitable woman raised from the dead by St Peter. The name has 6 letters.

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