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 [ 2 syll. do-ra, dor-a ] The girl name Dora is pronounced as DAORah KEY. Dora is mainly used in the English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Czech languages. Its language of origin is Old Greek. The name developed in the 19th century from Dorothy, Isidora, Theodora, and other names containing the Old Greek 'doron' (gift). In certain cases, it was used as a Latinate name derived directly from the Greek element. It has been made known by the fictional Dora Spenlow in the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield (1850). Dora has 19 variant forms. Variant forms of Dora include Dorah, Doralin, Doralyn, Doralynne, Dorann, Doreen, Dorelia, Dorena (used in German as well), Dorette (used in French and German as well), Dorinda (used in Spanish as well), and Dorla. Other English variants include the pet forms Doretta, Dori (used in Spanish as well), Doria, Dorie, Dorita, Dorrie, Dorry, and Dory. Dora is a short form of the English, German, and Italian name Isidora in the English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish languages. Dora is also a short form of the English name Dorothy in the Czech, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish languages. Dora is also a short form of the English, German, and Greek name Theodora in the English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish languages. See also the related form, the Romanian, German, Hungarian, and Italian Dorina. Dora is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.302% of baby girls were given the name Dora. It was #79 in rank then. The baby name has markedly fallen in popularity since then, and is today of sporadic use. Out of all girl names in its family, Dora was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Dora include the English Dorah, the English and Hausa Durrah, the English Dara, the English Darah, the English Dari, the Czech Darie, the Czech, Russian, and Slavic Darja, the English Darra, the English Darrah, the name Daru, the English Deadra, the English Dedra, the English Deidra, the English Deidre, the English Deitra, the Indian Dhaaraa, the Indian Dhara, the Indian Dharaa, the English Diedra, and the English Diedre. KEY: Pronunciation for Dora: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
