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The baby name Dror is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: /ˈdʁoʁ/; English approximation: "DROR" (rhymes with 'door').

Dror is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: Hebrew: /ˈdʁoʁ/; English approximation: "DROR" (rhymes with 'door')

What is the meaning of the name Dror ?

The baby name Dror is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: /ˈdʁoʁ/; English approximation: "DROR" (rhymes with 'door').

Dror is Hebrew in Origin.

Dror (Hebrew: דְּרוֹר, also transliterated Deror or D’ror) is a Hebrew given name meaning “liberty” or “freedom,” with an older nuance of “free‑flowing” (as in Exodus 30:23’s mor deror, “flowing myrrh”). In biblical poetry it can denote a small bird - the swallow or house sparrow (Psalm 84:3) - so the name also carries overtones of lightness and flight. The word features prominently in Leviticus 25:10, “proclaim deror throughout the land,” the verse engraved on the Liberty Bell.

As a given name, Dror gained currency with the revival of Hebrew and Israeli statehood, chosen to symbolize independence and release. It is used chiefly for boys in Israel but can be unisex. Cultural echoes include the 10th‑century Sabbath hymn “Dror Yikra,” attributed to Dunash ben Labrat. Variants and related forms include Drora and Drorit (feminine), the surname Drori, and spellings Dror/Deror/D’ror.

Dror has the following similar or variant Names

Dror – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
IL 0 #85 293 6,291
PS 0 #95 131 5,692
IL Boys 0 #103 1,642 10,983
PS Boys 0 #155 753 10,655
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PS Girls 0 #489 35 10,981
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
IL Girls 0 #538 80 11,648
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
ZA Boys 0 #1,269 4 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Dror is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Dror

Dror is predominantly a boy's name.
Dror is a one syllable name, pronounced Hebrew: /ˈdʁoʁ/; English approximation: "DROR" (rhymes with 'door').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Drora, Drorit and Drori.
Across languages, Dror has these equivalents: Saoirse (Irish: 'freedom'), Liberty (English), Libertad (Spanish), Liberté (French), Azad/Azaad (Persian/Kurdish: 'free'), and 1 more.
Dror is a name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Israel. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Israel and its diaspora communities.