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Dorcas meaning and name origin

Dorcas \d(o)-rcas, dor-cas\ as a girl's name is pronounced DOR-kuss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Dorcas is "gazelle". Biblical: a woman who "abounded in good deeds and gifts of mercy". Greek version of Tabitha, well used by Puritans.

Dorcas has 3 variant forms: Dorcass, Dorcie and Dorkas.

Baby names that sound like Dorcas are Trixy and Trix.

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Popularity of Dorcas

Dorcas is a very popular first name for women (#1388 out of 4276) and a slightly less popular surname or last name for all people (#73443 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby names popularity of the name Dorcas for girls. (2010 statistics) Compare Dorcas with its variant forms and related girl baby names.
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Popularity of Dorcas



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