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The baby name Dora is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɔːrə/ or /ˈdɔrə/ — DOR-uh.

Dora is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːrə/ or /ˈdɔrə/ — DOR-uh

What is the meaning of the name Dora ?

The baby name Dora is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɔːrə/ or /ˈdɔrə/ — DOR-uh.

Dora is Greek in Origin.

Dora stems from Greek dōron, meaning “gift,” and has long served as a short form of names built on the -dora element: Theodora and Dorothea (“gift of God”), Isidora/Isadora (“gift of Isis”), and Eudora (“good gift”). While it functions independently in many languages, its sense consistently centers on the idea of a gift.

In Europe, Dora gained steady use as a pet name that matured into a standalone choice by the 18th–19th centuries. Its profile in Britain rose notably after Charles Dickens introduced Dora Spenlow in David Copperfield (1850), and it saw strong popularity in the United States around 1880–1920. Internationally, it appears as Spanish and Portuguese short forms of Isadora/Teodora, as Hungarian and Icelandic Dóra, and as a common nickname for Teodora in Slavic and Balkan languages. Related forms and cognates include Dorothy, Theodora, Isidora/Isadora, Eudora, and the masculine Theodore.

Dora has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Dora

Dora Bryan Actor · Born 1923 · United Kingdom Dora Bryan was a British actress best known for her role in the film 'A Taste of Honey', where she played the character Helen. She also appeared in 'The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery' and 'Carry On Sergeant'. Her career spanned several decades in film, television, and theatre.

Celebrity babies named Dora

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Dora West Dominic West film director ★★★★★

Dora – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2021 #1 — 897
SV Girls 0 #16 3 458
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BN 0 #29 4 2,297
GR Girls 0 #30 476 6,293
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
MD 0 #34 1 434
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
CY Girls 0 #37 115 3,755
HN Girls 0 #37 2 884
HR Girls 0 #38 1,336 3,687
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
CY 0 #39 21 1,632
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
MO 0 #47 6 2,706
CM 0 #53 4 2,592
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
LU 0 #62 5 2,830
HR 0 #63 181 2,081
HU 0 #64 56 1,675
GR 0 #65 80 3,911
BG 0 #67 14 1,799
BG Girls 0 #68 216 3,559
CO Girls 0 #71 15,820 16,140
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
TW 0 #72 29 4,523
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
CN 0 #80 7 3,857
GH Girls 0 #80 683 6,973
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
MD Girls 0 #81 10 865
LT 0 #88 1 949
BN Girls 0 #93 14 5,459
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
PT Girls 0 #94 1,435 7,952
ID Girls 0 #100 3 3,319
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
HU Girls 0 #106 176 3,308
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
MU 0 #108 29 3,613
GT Girls 0 #116 774 7,500
EC 0 #117 5 2,502
PA 0 #118 13 3,797
PE Girls 0 #118 4,471 14,861
TW Girls 0 #120 177 8,139
MU Girls 0 #122 280 8,539
RS Girls 0 #122 14 1,651
GH 0 #123 139 5,396
BO Girls 0 #126 1,407 9,488
Switzerland Girls 2024 #127 9 1,786
AR Girls 0 #132 1,459 8,289
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
PR Girls 0 #139 23 3,171
EE Girls 0 #140 3 1,888
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
PT 0 #143 125 4,161
BW Girls 0 #144 8 4,216
LU Girls 0 #144 42 4,850
CR 0 #145 14 5,526
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
SI Girls 0 #151 24 2,769
CN Girls 0 #157 251 8,829
EC Girls 0 #170 70 3,650
AR 0 #171 16 2,915
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
Sweden Girls 2022 #174 6 1,568
PA Girls 0 #177 424 9,861
CO 0 #178 497 7,768
UY 0 #178 5 2,477
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
CZ 0 #182 5 3,154
GT 0 #182 137 5,948
AO Girls 0 #184 26 4,575
MO Girls 0 #190 62 7,056
LT Girls 0 #196 5 1,904
IT Girls 0 #197 11,770 9,415
DK 0 #201 6 5,198
AL Girls 0 #203 20 4,141
HK Girls 0 #206 716 16,104
PL 0 #207 6 2,600
NA Girls 0 #208 17 7,146
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
MX Girls 0 #210 4,650 17,781
CR Girls 0 #212 458 11,342
UY Girls 0 #213 441 6,731
BO 0 #215 177 6,868
PS 0 #219 8 5,692
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
IR 0 #227 5 4,221
JP Girls 0 #227 19 6,592
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
PE 0 #240 71 6,350
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
CM Girls 0 #243 391 11,671
HK 0 #245 106 8,483
HR Boys 0 #246 13 3,997
SG 0 #246 24 11,010
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
NG 0 #249 16 5,926
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
IL 0 #263 12 6,291
JM Girls 0 #270 9 7,507
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
PL Girls 0 #272 84 5,096
Canada Girls 2024 #273 13 2,795
BR Girls 0 #277 1,628 12,708
DK Girls 0 #282 35 7,429
QA Girls 0 #282 35 15,378
SD Girls 0 #287 59 7,678
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
MY 0 #289 42 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #292 51 5,378
MX 0 #295 122 8,339
BR 0 #297 49 5,969
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
Spain Girls 0 #304 1,403 5,561
SA 0 #307 6 10,560
NG Girls 0 #320 758 15,093
GH Boys 0 #321 25 8,138
Austria Girls 0 #323 99 1,885
KZ Girls 0 #329 4 5,862
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
PS Girls 0 #351 181 10,981
OM Girls 0 #357 40 15,987
PH Girls 0 #362 29 13,098
Finland Girls 0 #366 26 1,368
IL Girls 0 #366 287 11,648
NL 0 #366 26 2,481
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
BD Girls 0 #370 17 8,413
YE 0 #372 10 8,639
SG Girls 0 #374 220 18,916
PT Boys 0 #375 7 7,951
EG 0 #379 22 6,387
IT 0 #379 439 4,183
TN 0 #383 696 13,765
France Girls 2021 #386 20 3,185
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
CL Girls 0 #390 640 14,098
Spain 0 #391 62 2,326
CL 0 #397 15 6,867
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
KW Girls 0 #410 106 19,177
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
Germany 0 #415 23 2,542
ZA 0 #426 22 14,421
RU Girls 0 #435 64 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #439 66 11,303
AR Boys 0 #446 22 7,628
SD Boys 0 #462 5 10,523
GT Boys 0 #463 12 7,625
IR Girls 0 #487 44 8,334
AE Girls 0 #491 63 20,968
PA Boys 0 #497 9 9,305
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
HK Boys 0 #511 17 12,905
LY 0 #515 21 12,703
RU Boys 0 #519 8 12,621
EG Girls 0 #530 511 14,742
BH 0 #535 19 17,937
CM Boys 0 #536 15 12,054
MY Girls 0 #542 514 24,821
NL Girls 0 #551 456 5,933
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
BO Boys 0 #569 24 9,244
ZA Girls 0 #570 765 25,928
Germany Girls 0 #584 273 4,949
LB 0 #587 72 13,263
IN Girls 0 #600 32 13,121
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
Finland Girls 2026 #631 108 3,895
SG Boys 0 #684 14 17,960
SY 0 #689 40 11,684
CL Boys 0 #692 9 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
KW Boys 0 #713 57 18,755
BR Boys 0 #723 29 12,213
QA Boys 0 #735 9 18,093
CO Boys 0 #759 163 15,656
DZ 0 #772 427 20,130
SA Girls 0 #775 161 25,931
PE Boys 0 #819 60 14,506
EG Boys 0 #826 61 15,035
United States Girls 2024 #850 67 8,487
OM Boys 0 #863 19 17,948
TR 0 #904 325 19,440
Spain Boys 0 #910 21 5,610
MA 0 #917 212 20,986
MX Boys 0 #918 65 16,355
NL Boys 0 #935 17 5,873
NG Boys 0 #936 16 16,906
IN Boys 0 #962 40 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,030 82 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,077 16 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,136 43 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,368 104 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,573 42 28,008

Dora is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Switzerland
Ireland

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People also ask about Dora

Dora is predominantly a girl's name.
Dora is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdɔːrə/ or /ˈdɔrə/ — DOR-uh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dóra, Dorah, Dore, Doro, Dorotea and Dorothea.
Across languages, Dora has these equivalents: Dorothea (English/German), Dorothy (English), Dorotea (Spanish/Italian), Dorota (Polish), Dorothée (French), and 2 more.
Yes, very popular — Dora ranked #1 in Ireland in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Dora ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2021).
Dora's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #404 in 2011 to #386 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Dora are in our database, including Dora Bryan (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Dora for their child, including Dominic West.