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English
Etymology
A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dora
- 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.
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Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dora f
- a diminutive of the female given name Dorota
Declension
Declension of Dora (hard feminine)
Further reading
Danish
Proper noun
Dora
- a female given name, equivalent to English Dora
Faroese
Proper noun
Dora f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Dora: Doruson
- daughter of Dora: Dorudóttir
Declension
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singular
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indefinite
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nominative
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Dora
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accusative
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Doru
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dative
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Doru
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genitive
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Doru
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German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dora
- 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
- a town in Phoenicia situated near Mount Carmel
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
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)
- a female given name from Old Norse
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoɾa/
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: Do‧ra
Proper noun
Dora f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Dora