Dorine as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dorine

What is the meaning of the name Dorine ?

The baby name Dorine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dɔˈriːn/ (dor-EEN); French: /dɔʁin/ (do-REEN).

Dorine is Dutch, French in Origin.

Dorine is a French-formed feminine name, built with the -ine suffix on Dora. Dora functions as a short form of the Greek-rooted Theodora and Dorothea (theos “god” + doron “gift”), so Dorine carries the sense “gift of God”; it is also associated with Greek Dora, simply “gift.” Usage is concentrated in Francophone and Dutch-speaking contexts, with recognition in English as well.

The name is notably borne by the quick-witted maid in Moliere’s 1664 comedy Tartuffe, which helped cement its familiarity in French culture. Dorine appears in civil records from the late 19th and early 20th centuries in France and the Low Countries, and cropped up in the Anglosphere in the same era alongside Doreen and Dorene. Closely related forms include Dorina (Italian/Romanian/Hungarian), Doreen (English), Dorinda, Dorene/Dorena, and the spelling Dorinne; nicknames include Dori, Dorie, and Dorrie. The root names are Theodora and Dorothea, keeping the enduring meaning “gift (of God).”