Doris
Found 8 entry about "Doris"
Δωρίς(Ancient Greek)
DAWR-is(English)
DO-ris(German)
Doris Name meanings & History
Doris means "gift" or "ocean" in Greek. From the Greek name Δωρίς (Doris), which meant "Dorian woman". The Dorians were a Greek tribe who occupied the Peloponnese starting in the 12th century BC. In Greek mythology Doris was a sea nymph, one of the many children of Oceanus and Tethys. It began to be used as an English name in the 19th century. A famous bearer is the American actress Doris Day (1924-2019). Doris is mainly used for girls.
Zodiac Sign of Doris: Domestic Cancer
Synonyms of Doris:
D: Dutiful,Doting,Daddy,Demanding,Domestic,Determined
O: Obsolete,Ostentatious,Obstinate,Organized,Obsessive
R: Reason,Resourceful,Rational,Restless
I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved
S: Success,Solidity,Social Standing,Sex,Status,Sensuality,Security
Doris is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Formal name
- a Mature name
- a Refined name
- a Serious name
- a Simple name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Famous people named Doris include movie actress Doris Day and Doris Kearns Goodwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and historian.
2.) DORIS (Female)
Usage: German
Meanings: A borrowing from the Greek, Doris is derived from the Greek Doris (Dorian woman). The Dorians were one of the four main tribes of ancient Greece who settled in the mountainous area also known as Doris. (DO-RIS)
3.) Doris (Female)
Usage: Greek
Meanings: (Greek) sea. Mythology: wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids or sea nymphs.
Other Forms: Doreece, Doreese, Dorice, Dorisa, Dorise, Dorreece, Dorreese, Dorris, Dorrise, Dorrys, Dorryse, Dorys
4.) DORIS (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: Derived from the Greek Doris (Dorian woman). The Dorians were one of the four main tribes of ancient Greece who settled in the mountainous area also known as Doris. The name is borne in Greek mythology by a goddess of the sea. (DOR-ISS)
5.) DORIS (Female)
Usage:
Meanings: Greek name meaning “Dorian woman.” The Dorians, one of the four main tribes of ancient Greece, settled in the mountainous area also known as Doris. The name is borne in Greek mythology by a goddess of the sea and therefore has taken on the additional definition “of the sea.” Var: Dorea, Doria, Dorice, Dorise, Dorisse, Dorris, Dorrise. (DOR-ISS)
6.) Doris (Female)
7.) Doris (Female)
Usage: Greek
Meanings: (Greek) place name; sea-loving; sea nymph mother
Other Forms: Dor, Dorice, Dorise, Doriss, Dory
8.) DORIS (Female)
Usage: Greek
Meanings: A name meaning “Dorian woman.” The Dorians, one of the four main tribes of ancient Greece, settled in the mountainous area known as Doris. The name is borne in Greek mythology by a goddess of the sea and therefore has taken on the additional definition “of the sea.” Var: Dorea, Doria, Dorice, Dorise, Dorisse, Dorris, Dorrise. (DO-REES)
