Given name & surname
Dorry
“of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”·“dorian woman”
Dorry is a variant of Dorian. One Greek interpretation is “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians.” Dorry is a variant of Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorry is a variant of Dorian. One Greek interpretation is “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians.” Dorry is a variant of Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dorry is a variant of Dorian. Dorian has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions. Dorry is a variant of 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dorry 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
Dorry through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 6 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 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 126 as a first name in 2020; 283 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dorry’s family of names
Dorry has a related form in Doris. Dorry has a related form in Dorian.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dorry
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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