Given name & surname
Dore
“a gift of Isis”·“the golden one”·“a brooding woman”
In English use, Dore is a diminutive of Isidore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of Isis.” Dore is a variant of Doreen. Interpretations include “the golden one” and “a brooding woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Dore is a diminutive of Isidore. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of Isis.” Dore is a variant of Doreen. Interpretations include “the golden one” and “a brooding woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Dore is a diminutive of Isidore. An origin associated with Isidore is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Dore is a diminutive of Isidore.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dore through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 218
- 20 boys · 198 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 15 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 boys is 5 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 as a first name in 2020; 4,790 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.
Dore’s family of names
In English usage, Dore is a diminutive of Isidore. Dore has a related form in Doreen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dore
- Dore ScharyScreenwriter, playwright, film director, studio executive (1905-1980)
- Dore HoyerGerman expressionist dancer (1911-1967)
- Dore GoldAmerican-Israeli political scientist and diplomat ( 1953-2025)
- Dore Ashtonart critic (1928–2017)
- Dore LavikNorwegian actor and director (1863–1908)
- Dore DavidsonAmerican stage actor1851–1930
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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