Dorah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dorah

What is the meaning of the name Dorah ?

The baby name Dorah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɔːrə/ (DOR-ə).

Dorah is Greek in Origin.

Dorah is a feminine given name, a spelling variant of Dora. Dora began as a hypocoristic of Theodora and Dorothea, ultimately from Greek theos "god" and doron "gift," yielding the sense "gift of God." As an independent name, it also aligns with the Greek element -dora "gift," shared with Isidora/Isadora ("gift of Isis") and Pandora ("all-gifted").

In English-speaking records, Dora surged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; Dorah appears in Victorian parish registers, American censuses, and colonial-era documents as an alternative form, later persisting in some African and Caribbean contexts through anglophone influence. Variants and related forms include Dora, Dóra (Hungarian/Icelandic), Dori/Dorie, Dorrie, and the longer roots Theodora, Dorothea, Dorothy, and Isidora/Isadora. The meaning centers on "gift," most often interpreted as "gift of God" when linked to Theodora or Dorothea.