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What does Dorris mean?
Dorris ▼ as a girls' name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of the name Dorris is "from Doris; gift". Dorris is an alternate spelling of Doris (Greek). Place name: an area in Greece.
Variations
VARIANTS Doryse, Dorys, Dorrys, Dorice
RELATIONS VIA DORIS Doree, Dori, Doria, Dorian, Dorie, Dorisa, Dorita, Dorri, Dorrie, Dorry, Dory
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dorris August (D.A.), ..
How popular is Dorris?
Dorris is a very prominent first name for women (#1200 out of 4276, Top 28%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#4925 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dorris reached its highest rank of #418 in the U.S. during 1920-1929, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Dorris listed in the Top 2000 are Doris (#1814 A YEAR AGO), Dori, Dorian, Dorie and Dorrie. Other forms, like Dorisa, are uncommon. These forms of Dorris were favored as birth names a century ago (ADOPTION OF 1.29%) and are now much less conventional (ADOPTION 0.01%, DOWN 99.5%), with forms like Dorris falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Cordis, Corri, Corrie▼, Corrin, Damris, Darci▼, Darcia, Darcie▼, Darsi, Darsie, Derrica, Derrin, Dorcas▼, Dorcey, Dorcie, Dorika, Dorit, Dorkas, Dorlisa, Dorran, Dorria, Dorrian, Dorrit, Dorrma (see Dorma), Dorsay, Dorsea, Dorsey, Dorsie, Drisy, Korri, Korrie, Korrin, Loris, Lorri▼, Lorrie▼, Lorrin, Marris, Parris, Perris, Torri and Torrie. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dorris.
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