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Dorean - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Dorean

[ syll. do-rea(n), dor-e-an ] The girl name Dorean has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in Irish. The name Dorean means 'daughter of Finn'. Dorean is Anglicized from the Gaelic Doireann, which is from the elements der ('daughter') and the name of the legendary Irish hero Finn. It saw a revival among the Irish in the 20th century, due to its similarity in sound to the popular English name Doreen. A variant of Dorean is Doireann (Irish). See also the related form, Finn (English and Irish).

Dorean is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Dorean include Dorian (English), Dareen (English), Darian (English), Darien (English), Darina (English, Irish, Czech, and Slavic), Darion (English), Darleen (English), Darrian (English), Darrien (English), Darrion (English), Daryna (Ukrainian), Dharana, Doireann (Irish), Dorena (English and German), Doriane (English), Dorianne (English), Dorien (English and Dutch), Dorienne (English), Dorina (Romanian, German, Hungarian, and Italian), and Dorine (English).


 
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Meaning of Dorean Meaning of Doireann Meaning of Finn Meaning of Fionn Meaning of Finnian Meaning of Finnegan