Given name · Ancient Greek
Δωριεύς
“Dorus”·“-ian”
Δωριεύς (Dōrieús) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Dōrieús.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Δωριεύς is built from elements meaning “Dorus” and “-ian”.
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How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *-eús, built from Ancient Greek Δῶρος + εύς (“-ian”).
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Δωριεύς’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Δωριεύς shares a linguistic root with the English form Dorian. In Ancient Greek usage, Δωριεύς can be written in the Roman alphabet as Dōrieús.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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