Given name & surname
Dor
“of this generation”
Dor is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “of this generation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “of this generation.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In East Central German usage, Dor is a diminutive of Dora. In East Central German usage, Dor is a diminutive of Dorothea.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 11 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 401 as a first name in 2020; 1,960 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dor’s family of names
In East Central German usage, Dor is a diminutive of Dora. Dor has a related form in Doriel. In East Central German usage, Dor is a diminutive of Dorothea.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Dorotheafull form · gmw-ecg
- Dorafull form · gmw-ecg
- Dorleevariant
- Dorielvariant
- Dorleyvariant
- Dorlyvariant
- Dorleighvariant
- Dorleavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dor
- Dor TurgemanIsraeli footballerborn 2003
- Dor Malulfootballerborn 1989
- Dor HugiIsraeli association footballerborn 1995
- Dor EloIsraeli association football playerborn 1993
- Dor DanielIsraeli singer songwriterborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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