Given name
Dorri
“a gift of God”·“dorian woman”·“of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”
Dorri is a variant of Dorothy. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of God.” Dorri is a variant of Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorri is a variant of Dorothy. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of God.” Dorri is a variant of Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain. Dorri is a variant of Dorian. One Greek interpretation is “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dorri is a variant of Dorothy. An origin associated with Dorothy is Greek. Dorri is a variant of Doris. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain. Dorri is a variant of Dorian. Dorian has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dorri is a variant of 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
Dorri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 155
- 0 boys · 155 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 18 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 6 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208 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.
Dorri’s family of names
Dorri has a related form in Dorothy. Dorri has a related form in Doris. Dorri has a related form in Dorian.
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.
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