Given name
Dorrie
“dorian woman”·“a gift of God”·“of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”
Dorrie is a variant of Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain. In English use, Dorrie is a diminutive of Dorothy. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorrie is a variant of Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain. In English use, Dorrie is a diminutive of Dorothy. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of God.” Dorrie 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
Dorrie is a variant of Doris. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain. In English use, Dorrie is a diminutive of Dorothy. An origin associated with Dorothy is Greek. Dorrie is a variant of Dorian. Dorian has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Dorrie is a diminutive of Dorothy. In English usage, Dorrie is a diminutive of Dorothea.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dorrie 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
Dorrie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 889
- 0 boys · 889 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 59 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 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 59 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 830 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.
Dorrie’s family of names
In English usage, Dorrie is a diminutive of Dorothy. Dorrie has a related form in Doris. Dorrie has a related form in Dorian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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