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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDoris
Pronunciation / Transliteration: do-ris
"Doris liest gerne historische Romane."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A traditional female given name of Greek origin.
"Doris greeted her neighbors warmly as she tended to her garden." - 2
In Greek mythology, an Oceanid sea nymph who was the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
"Classical poetry often depicts Doris alongside her husband Nereus amidst the Aegean waves."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Dōris (Δωρίς), meaning a woman of Doris, an ancient district of Greece, or from the mythological sea nymph Doris, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. In British slang, it later evolved as a rhyming slang term (Doris = 'horse' or as a generic term for an old woman or wife), though primarily retained globally as a traditional female given name.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doris" is said worldwide
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Doris
Transliteration: do-ris
"Doris est un prénom d'origine grecque."
Doris
Transliteration: do-ris
"Doris liest gerne historische Romane."
Doris
Transliteration: do-ris
"Doris è un nome classico della mitologia."
Doris
Transliteration: do-ris
"Doris viajó a Grecia el verano pasado."
Doris
Transliteration: do-ris
"Doris é uma personagem da mitologia grega."
डोरिस
Transliteration: doris
"डोरिस एक ग्रीक नाम है।"
多丽丝
Transliteration: Duōlìsī
"多丽丝是希腊神话中的海洋女神。"
도리스
Transliteration: do-ri-seu
"도리스는 그리스 신화에 나오는 바다 요정입니다."
ドリス
Transliteration: dorisu
"ドリスはギリシャ神話の海のニンフです。"
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