Dore
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English
Etymology
- As an English surname, from the noun dore (“kind of bumblebee”).
- Also as an English surname, from the placename Dorr in Derbyshire or Herefordshire; see Dorr. Sometimes influenced or directly from the noun door.
- As an Irish surname, from Ó Doghair (“descendant of Doghar”), a byname meaning "sadness" (compare dubhghràdh, from dubh + gràdh).
- As a French surname, from Old French doré (“golden”). Compare Dorais.
- As a Hungarian surname, from the adjective dőre (“stupid, useless”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Proper noun
Dore
- A diminutive of the male given name Isidore.
- A surname.
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3181).
- The River Dore, a river in Herefordshire, England, which joins the River Monnow near Monmouth Cap.