Given name
Dorine
“the golden one”·“a brooding woman”·“dorian woman”
Dorine is a variant of Doreen. Interpretations include “the golden one” and “a brooding woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. In French use, Dorine has a related form in Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorine is a variant of Doreen. Interpretations include “the golden one” and “a brooding woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. In French use, Dorine has a related form in Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Dorine has a related form in Doris. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In French use, Dorine has a related form in Doris. The history of Doris gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Doris is associated with a daughter of Oceanus.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dorine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,867
- 0 boys · 2,867 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 78 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 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 78 in 1932. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,841 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dorine’s family of names
In French usage, Dorine has a related form in Doris. Dorine has a related form in Doreen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dorine
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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