Dorien as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dorien

What is the meaning of the name Dorien ?

The baby name Dorien is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DOR-ee-en (IPA: /ˈdɔːriən/ or /ˈdɔriən/).

Dorien is Greek in Origin.

Dorien blends two Greek-linked streams: as a Dutch feminine name related to Dorine/Dorothea (from doron “gift” + theos “god,” “gift of God”), and as a spelling variant of Dorian, the ethnonym for a member of the Dorian people of ancient Greece. In English-speaking contexts Dorien functions as a unisex alternative to Dorian; in the Low Countries it is more commonly feminine, pronounced do-REEN.

Usage: The Dorian line entered English in the 19th century and surged after Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). Dorien as a Dutch given name rose in the late 20th century, with bearers such as Dutch windsurfer Dorien De Vries and American actor Dorien Wilson highlighting its cross-gender reach. Variants and related forms include Dorian, Doriane/Dorianne (Fr), Dorine, Dorina, Doreen, Dora, and Dorothea; diminutives include Dori and Dorie. Meanings attached: “of the Dorian people” or “gift of God.”