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What does Doris mean?
Doris 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced DOR-iss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Doris is "from Doris; gift". Place name: an area in Greece. Feminine of Dorian. Mythology: a daughter of the sea god Oceanus. Actress Doris Day; writer Doris Lessing.
STARTS WITH Do-
Variations
VARIANTS Doree, Dori, Doria, Dorian, Dorice, Dorie, Dorisa, Dorita, Dorri, Dorrie, Dorris▼, Dorry, Dorrys, Dory, Dorys, Doryse
RELATIONS VIA DORIAN Darian▼, Darien, Darion, Doriane, Dorrian
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Dorin, ..
(male) Dorde, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Doris Amiya (D.A.), ..
How popular is Doris?
Doris is a very prominent first name for women (#55 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#14898 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Doris reached its apex rank of #8 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is at #1814 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Doris (#1814 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Darian, Darien, Darion, Dori, Dorian, Dorie, Dorrie and Dorris. These relations of Doris were at the height of their popularity 98 years ago (AVERAGE #1602) and have become much less conventional since, with versions like Dorris becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Doris▼ is pronounced similarly to Darice. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Caris, Chris▼, Cloris, Cordis, Cris, Damris, Dari, Daria, Delis, Deloris▼, Dionis, Docia▼, Docie, Dodi, Dodie, Donia, Dora▼, Dorae, Dorah, Doran, Dorcas▼, Dorcie, Dore, Dorea, Dorey, Dorika, Dorina, Dorine, Dorit, Doritt, Dorkas, Dorlisa, Dorma, Doro, Dorria, Dorrit, Dorsie, Dosia, Doxie, Drisy, Drorit, Dylis, Edris, Eris, Floris, Idris, Iris▲, Karis, Khris, Kloris, Kris▼, Lois▼, Loris, Lyris, Maris, Meris, Neris, Paris, Pris and Tris. These names tend to be less commonly used than Doris.
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