Given name & surname
Dorka
“gift”
In Czech use, Dorka is a diminutive of Dora. One Greek interpretation is “gift.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Czech use, Dorka is a diminutive of Dora. One Greek interpretation is “gift.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Czech use, Dorka is a diminutive of Dora. An origin associated with Dora is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech usage, Dorka is a diminutive of Dora. In Czech usage, Dorka is a diminutive of Dorota.
The story
In Czech use, Dorka 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
Dorka’s family of names
In Czech usage, Dorka is a diminutive of Dora. In Greek usage, Dorka as a surname is a transliteration of Δορκά. In Czech usage, Dorka is a diminutive of Dorota.
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Around the world
Dorka has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dorka
- Dorka GryllusHungarian actressborn 1972
- Dork SahagianAmerican climate scientistborn 1954
- Dorka JuhászHungarian basketball player (born 1999)
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