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Dore (girl)

What does Dore mean?

Dore Pronunciation of Dore as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Dore) is of Greek derivation, and Dore means "gift". Dore is a variant form of Dora (Greek): pet form of Dorothy.

STARTS WITH Do-

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, gift

Variations

RELATED FORMS VIA DORA Dodee, Dodi, Dodie, Dody, Dorae, Dorah, Doralee, Dorea, Doree, Doreen, Doreina, Dorelia, Dorelle, Dorena, Dorene, Doretta, Dorette, Doreyda, Doria, Dorie, Dorina, Dorine, Dorita, Dorrie, Dory

CREATIVE FORMS
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(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dore Lauren (D.L.), ..

How popular is Dore?

Dore is an unusual first name for women but a very prominent surname for all people (#6353 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Dore (NOT IN TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000 are Dodie, Dora, Doreen, Dorene, Doretta, Dorie, Dorine and Dorrie. Other forms, like Doreina, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Dore was widespread among parents in the 1880s (AVERAGE #1754), but now, forms like Dora have fallen out of fashion. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Dodie, Dora, Doreen, Dorene, Doretta in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Dorie, Dorine, Dorrie in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Dore and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Dore is alike in pronunciation to D'Or and Dior. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adore, Amore, Aure, Dace, Dale, Dane, Dara, Darb, Darel, Dari, Dede, Dee, Dene, Deora, Deren, Dione, Dobra, Docie, Doda, Dodey, Doe, Dola, Doll, Dona, Doran, Dorcey, Dorcie, Dorey, Doreyn, Dori, Dorice, Doris, Dorit, Dorma, Doro, Dorri, Dorry, Dorsea, Dorsey, Dorsie, Doryne (see Doreen), Dorys, Doryse (see Doris), Dot, Douce, Doura, Dova, Dove, Doxie, Doxy, Drea, Drew, Drora, Dru, Drue, Eire, Fiore, Flore, Jere, Kore, Loire, Mare, Moire, Nore and Vere. These names tend to be more frequently used than Dore.

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