Dorian

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Etymology[edit]

Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, of Doris).

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Dorian (comparative more Dorian, superlative most Dorian)

  1. Of or relating to the Dorians.

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Noun[edit]

Dorian (plural Dorians)

  1. A member of the Dorians.

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Dorian

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
  2. A female given name

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