Given name & surname
Doering
“to dare”
Doering is a surname from German, ultimately from Middle High German.
Original GermanDöring
Meaning & origin
What it means
Doering goes back to Middle High German turren, meaning “to dare.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Doering comes from German, and ultimately from Middle High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From German Döring, from Middle High German turren (“to dare”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Doering’s family of names
In English usage, Doering as a surname was borrowed from the German form Döring. In German usage, Doering as a surname has a related form in Dühring.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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