Dora

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɹ.ə/, /ˈdɔː.ɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Dora

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1856, Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz, published 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.

• dismal Dora
• dumb Dora

• Konda-Dora

• A-Rod, Rado, orad, orda, road

• IPA^(key): [ˈdora]
• Hyphenation: Do‧ra

Dora f

1. a diminutive 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, equivalent to English Dora

Dora f

1. a female given name

Matronymics

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːʁa/

Dora

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῶρα (Dôra).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdoː.ra/, [ˈd̪oːrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.ra/, [ˈd̪ɔːrä]

Dōra f sg (genitive Dōrae); first declension

1. A town in Phoenicia situated near Mount Carmel

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾa/ [ˈd̪o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: Do‧ra

Dora f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Dora