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The baby name Dori is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈdɔːri/ (DOR-ee); Hebrew: /ˈdo.ri/ (DOH-ree).

Dori is English, Hebrew, Italian, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English, Hebrew, Italian, Latin
Pronunciation: English: /ˈdɔːri/ (DOR-ee); Hebrew: /ˈdo.ri/ (DOH-ree)

What is the meaning of the name Dori ?

The baby name Dori is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈdɔːri/ (DOR-ee); Hebrew: /ˈdo.ri/ (DOH-ree).

Dori is English, Hebrew, Italian, Latin in Origin.

Dori is a compact given name with several roots. In Greek-based traditions, it functions as a pet form of names built on dōron “gift,” such as Dorothea/Dorothy and Theodora, and also of Isidore (Isidoros, “gift of Isis”). In Hebrew it can be an independent name from dor, “generation,” with the possessive -i, yielding “my generation,” or a nickname for Dorit (f.) and Dor/Doron (m.). These streams make Dori readable as “gift” or as a statement of belonging across generations.

Usage spans English-speaking countries, Central and Eastern Europe, and modern Israel. In the United States it surfaced mid-20th century alongside Dorothy and Doris, while Israeli use as a unisex given name rose from the late 20th century. Literary visibility includes Dori the dwarf in Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Common variants and spellings are Dory and Dorie; related forms include Dora, Dorit, Dor, and Doron.

Dori has the following similar or variant Names

Dori – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
AL 0 #34 43 2,372
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
AL Boys 0 #75 374 5,122
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
AL Girls 0 #98 159 4,141
HU 0 #102 13 1,675
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
UY 0 #179 4 2,477
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
HU Girls 0 #186 38 3,308
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
PS 0 #198 21 5,692
Spain Girls 0 #199 2,840 5,561
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
BG Girls 0 #214 10 3,559
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GR Boys 0 #239 29 6,912
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GR Girls 0 #242 8 6,293
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #249 3 6,592
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
IL 0 #250 25 6,291
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
TW Girls 0 #284 6 8,139
HR Girls 0 #292 3 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #327 6 5,862
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
CZ Girls 0 #332 10 5,378
GH Girls 0 #332 6 6,973
PL Girls 0 #337 18 5,096
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
MU Girls 0 #356 7 8,539
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
Spain 0 #360 93 2,326
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BO 0 #401 8 6,868
Austria Girls 0 #405 16 1,885
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
Germany 0 #418 20 2,542
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
IL Boys 0 #459 151 10,983
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
PA Girls 0 #468 14 9,861
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
PS Boys 0 #481 68 10,655
RU Girls 0 #489 10 11,913
GT Girls 0 #491 15 7,500
UY Girls 0 #497 14 6,731
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
PS Girls 0 #504 20 10,981
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
CR Girls 0 #510 23 11,342
IR Girls 0 #515 16 8,334
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
AR Girls 0 #529 71 8,289
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
BO Girls 0 #569 43 9,488
IL Girls 0 #571 47 11,648
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
LB 0 #621 38 13,263
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
IN Girls 0 #650 5 13,121
IT 0 #660 55 4,183
Germany Girls 0 #661 181 4,949
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
BR Boys 0 #711 41 12,213
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
CL Girls 0 #794 58 14,098
TN 0 #801 29 13,765
NG Girls 0 #818 9 15,093
PE Girls 0 #843 101 14,861
Spain Boys 0 #895 36 5,610
United States Girls 2024 #905 12 8,487
IT Girls 0 #908 601 9,415
CO Boys 0 #911 10 15,656
OM Boys 0 #915 4 17,948
BR Girls 0 #917 25 12,708
EG Boys 0 #920 6 15,035
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #924 29 5,697
NL Girls 0 #928 28 5,933
CO Girls 0 #938 141 16,140
NL Boys 0 #942 10 5,873
MY Girls 0 #985 10 24,821
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,003 7 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,027 7 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,031 9 16,750
MX Girls 0 #1,056 128 17,781
MY Boys 0 #1,084 28 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,139 5 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,152 322 10,046
DZ 0 #1,153 24 20,130
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
TR 0 #1,197 15 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,231 6 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,265 8 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,590 25 28,008

Dori is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
AL
AO
AR

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People also ask about Dori

Dori is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Dori is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: /ˈdɔːri/ (DOR-ee); Hebrew: /ˈdo.ri/ (DOH-ree).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dory, Dorie, Dorrie, Dora, Doria and Dorri.
Somewhat — Dori ranked #905 in United States in 2024, placing it just outside the most common names.