Dorian
See also: dorian
English
Etymology
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔːɹiən/
Translations
Translations
a member of the Dorians
Proper noun
Dorian
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
- A female given name
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