Dora

A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːrə

Dora

1. A female given name.
   • 1856 Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz (1857), page 63:

     "I think," said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, "that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora."

     "No, thank you," said Dorothy, quickly; "Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life."

• Popular as a formal given name in the end of the 19th century.

• A-Rod, Rado, orad, road

• IPA^(key): [ˈdora]

Dora f

1. A pet form of the female given name Dorota.

• Dora in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Dora in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dora

1. A female given name, cognate to English Dora.

Dora f

1. A female given name

Matronymics

• son of Dora: Doruson
• daughter of Dora: Dorudóttir

Dora

1. A female given name, cognate to English Dora.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῶρα (Dôra).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdoː.ra/

Dōra f (genitive Dōrae); first declension

1. A town of Phoenicia situated near Mount Carmel

First declension.

• Dora in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾa/, [ˈd̪oɾa]

Dora f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Dora