Dora

See also: dora, dorá, -dora, døra, and Dóra

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔːɹə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːrə

Proper noun

Dora

  1. A female given name.
    • 1856 Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz (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.

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Dora f

  1. A pet form of the female given name Dorota.

Further reading

  • Dora in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Dora in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Proper noun

Dora

  1. A female given name, cognate 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

Proper noun

Dora

  1. A female given name, cognate to English Dora.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῶρα (Dôra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dōra f (genitive Dōrae); first declension

  1. A town of Phoenicia situated near Mount Carmel

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Dōra
genitive Dōrae
dative Dōrae
accusative Dōram
ablative Dōrā
vocative Dōra

References

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