The baby name Dorrie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɔːri/ (DOR-ee).
Dorrie is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Dorrie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɔːri/ (DOR-ee).
Dorrie is Greek in Origin.
Used chiefly in English, Dorrie is a diminutive of Dorothy and Dorothea, names derived from Greek Dorothea (doron "gift" + theos "god"), and is also occasionally a pet form of Theodora (theos + doron with the elements reversed). Across all roots the meaning is "gift of God," and Dorrie inherits that sense while adding a warm, colloquial -ie ending typical of familiar forms.
Records show Dorrie in Britain and North America from the late 19th century through the mid-20th, tracking the surge of Dorothy; as Dorothy waned after the 1930s, Dorrie likewise became rarer, now read as a vintage nickname-name. Variant spellings include Dorie, Dory, Dori, and Dorry; related diminutives are Dora, Dodie, Dottie, and Dot. Cultural notes include Dorrie Nossiter, the British Art Deco jeweler, and Dorrie, the little witch heroine in Patricia Coombs's children's books.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #904 | 52 | 5,933 |
| United States | Girls | 2005 | #920 | 5 | 9,844 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
Dorrie is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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