Dora

  • Girl
  • 4 letters
English Originally a diminutive of Dorothea, Dorothy, or any name ending in -dora. It has become common as a name on its own.
Greek Gift of God. A vision.
Latin Gift. Abbreviation of Dorothy and a prefix in blended names.
Short form of Dorothea
Famous bearers William Wordsworth's daughter was known in later life as Dora. St Dorothea was martyred at the beginning of the 4th century.

Dora is a girl’s name of English, Greek and Latin origin. Meaning in English: Originally a diminutive of Dorothea, Dorothy, or any name ending in -dora. It has become common as a name on its own. Meaning in Greek: Gift of God. A vision. Meaning in Latin: Gift. Abbreviation of Dorothy and a prefix in blended names. Dora is a short form of Dorothea. Famous bearer: William Wordsworth’s daughter was known in later life as Dora. Famous bearer: St Dorothea was martyred at the beginning of the 4th century. The name has 4 letters.

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English Latin

Contemporary phonetic variant of Dante 'enduring.'. Everlasting.

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Contemporary phonetic variant of Dante 'enduring.'.

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Contemporary phonetic variant of Dante 'enduring.'.

English

Dark water. In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys.