Dorian - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Dorian \d(o)-rian\ is pronounced DOR-ee-en. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "descendant of Dorus; from Doris". Place name: Doris is an area in Greece. Literary: in Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", Dorian was granted the wish that he would retain perpetual youth and beauty. A portrait of him changed to show the ravages of time and eventually caused his death.

Dorian has 6 variant forms: Dore, Dorien, Dorion, Dorrian, Dorrien and Dorryen.

For more information, see also related names Darrien, Davian, Torin, Doran and Isidore.

Baby names that sound like Dorian are Darian and Dorran.

Dorian is a common male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dorian. Click here to compare Dorian with related baby names.