Dora

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dora"

English

Etymology

A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɹ.ə/, /ˈdɔː.ɹə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Proper noun

Dora

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1856, Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz, published 1857, page 63:

     "I think," said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, "that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora."
     "No, thank you," said Dorothy, quickly; "Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life."

Usage notes

• Popular as a formal given name in the end of the 19th century.

Derived terms

• dismal Dora
• dumb Dora

See also

• Konda-Dora

Anagrams

• A-Rod, Rado, orad, orda, road

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdora]
• Hyphenation: Do‧ra

Proper noun

Dora f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Dorota

Declension

Declension of Dora (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Dora	Dory
genitive	Dory	Dor
dative	Doře	Dorám
accusative	Doru	Dory
vocative	Doro	Dory
locative	Doře	Dorách
instrumental	Dorou	Dorami

Further reading

• “Dora”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Dora”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Proper noun

Dora

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora

Faroese

Proper noun

Dora f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Dora: Doruson
• daughter of Dora: Dorudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Dora
accusative	Doru
dative	Doru
genitive	Doru

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːʁa/

Proper noun

Dora

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῶρα (Dôra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdoː.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdɔː.ra]

Proper noun

Dōra f sg (genitive Dōrae); first declension

1. a town in Phoenicia situated near Mount Carmel

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dōra
genitive	Dōrae
dative	Dōrae
accusative	Dōram
ablative	Dōrā
vocative	Dōra
locative	Dōrae

References

• “Dora”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Short form of names ending with -dora, such as Halldora. From the feminine equivalent of Old Norse -dórr, a lenited version of Þórr. Doublet of Tora.

Also from a short form of the Greek name Δωροθέᾱ (Dorothéa), amongst others.

Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Dóra, and Danish Dore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²duːra/

Proper noun

Dora f (definite Dora)

1. a female given name from Old Norse

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾa/ [ˈd̪o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: Do‧ra

Proper noun

Dora f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora