Dora

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dora"

English

Etymology

A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dora

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 1856, Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz, published 1857, page 63:
      "I think," said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, "that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora."
      "No, thank you," said Dorothy, quickly; "Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life."

Usage notes

  • Popular as a formal given name in the end of the 19th century.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: Do‧ra

Proper noun

Dora f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Dorota

Declension

Declension of Dora (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative Dora Dory
genitive Dory Dor
dative Doře Dorám
accusative Doru Dory
vocative Doro Dory
locative Doře Dorách
instrumental Dorou Dorami

Further reading

Danish

Proper noun

Dora

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora

Faroese

Proper noun

Dora f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Dora: Doruson
  • daughter of Dora: Dorudóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Dora
accusative Doru
dative Doru
genitive Doru

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dora

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῶρα (Dôra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dōra f sg (genitive Dōrae); first declension

  1. a town in Phoenicia situated near Mount Carmel

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Dōra
genitive Dōrae
dative Dōrae
accusative Dōram
ablative Dōrā
vocative Dōra
locative Dōrae

References

  • “Dora”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Short form of names ending with -dora, such as Halldora. From the feminine equivalent of Old Norse -dórr, a lenited version of Þórr. Doublet of Tora.

Also from a short form of the Greek name Δωροθέᾱ (Dōrothéā), amongst others.

Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Dóra, and Danish Dore.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dora f (definite Dora)

  1. a female given name from Old Norse

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoɾa/
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: Do‧ra

Proper noun

Dora f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora
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