Dora

See also: dora, dorá, -dora, døra, and Dóra

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːrə

Proper noun

Dora

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

Anagrams

• A-Rod, Rado, orad, road

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdora]

Proper noun

Dora f

1. A pet form of the female given name Dorota.

Further reading

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Danish

Proper noun

Dora

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora.

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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

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German

Proper noun

Dora

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῶρα (Dôra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdoː.ra/, [ˈd̪oːrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.ra/, [ˈd̪ɔːrä]

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.

Case	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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾa/ [ˈd̪o.ɾa]

Proper noun

Dora f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora