Given name
Dorila
“gift”
In Spanish use, Dorila is a diminutive of Dora. One Greek interpretation is “gift.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Dorila is a diminutive of Dora. One Greek interpretation is “gift.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Dorila is a diminutive of Dora. An origin associated with Dora is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Dorila is a diminutive of Dora.
The story
In Spanish use, Dorila is a diminutive of Dora. The history of Dora gives this family its wider story. William Wordsworth’s daughter Dorothy was known as Dora in adulthood. Dora Spenlow in Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield gave the name another prominent nineteenth-century literary association.
Explained through its name family
Dorila’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Dorila is a diminutive of Dora.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Dorila, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“one's true desire; a poet's daughter”
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Dorka
“gift”
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“having dark features”
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Florizella
“a young woman in bloom”
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Florizela
“a young woman in bloom”
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Dearbhail
“one's true desire; a poet's daughter”
>99% girls
Ophelya
“help” · “one who offers help to others”
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