Dorian

Dorian \do-rian, dor-i-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Dorian is sometimes used as a girl name meaning of name. Its pronunciation is in English as DOWRiyahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dorian: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Dorian?

Dorian is largely used in the English, French, and German languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name's meaning is of the Dorian tribe; gift. Dorianus (Latin) and Dorieus (Old Greek) are original forms of Dorian. The Dorians were one of the three major ancient Greek tribes, and they were the predecessors of the Spartans. In Greek mythology, they were descended from Doros son of Hellen, the patriarch of the Hellenes; Doros' name could be ultimately of the Greek 'doron' (gift). The given name was first invented for the gothic horror novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) by Oscar Wilde, who probably took it from the Greek tribal name. In the novel, the beautiful but depraved youth Dorian traded his soul to remain young while a painting in his attic aged for him and gathered the marks of his debauchery. Despite the macabre associations, the name has been gradually adopted by English speakers, as the name could also be bestowed in admiration of the ancient Greek tribe. The name baby name Doris (English, German, and Greek) is the female equivalent of Dorian. The name Dorian is used to a great extent; it has 27 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English comprise short names for Darian, Dore name variations, what does the name Dorea mean, baby name Doree, Dorey meaning and origin, baby name Dori, meaning of Dorie, meaning of Dorion, Doriun name, Doron meaning, Dorrea name popularity, name Dorree meaning, name Dorrey meaning, Dorri definition, what does the name Dorrian mean, name Dorrie origin, Dorrien name variations, Dorrion definition, Dorriun name, Dorry meaning, nicknames for Dorryen, and Dorryn name. The diminutive form name Dory, and the variant spelling name Dorien origin are other English forms. short names for Doriano (Italian), name Dorin origin (Romanian), and Dorján definition (Hungarian) are foreign variants of Dorian. Dorian is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1960s up to the 2000s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2000 with 0.031% of baby boys being given the name Dorian. It ranked at #399 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.025% and its ranking #500, however it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2010, 35% more boys were named Dorian than the subsequent ranked name, Darian name. Dorian has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

List of baby names Dorian:

Dadiran name, meaning of Dadreean, name Dadreyan origin, Dadriaan meaning of name, Dadrian pronounciation, meaning of Dadrien, meaning of Dadrino, meaning of Dadrion, name Dadryan origin, Dareon name popularity, Darian name popularity (English), Darien meaning and origin (English), Darion meaning of name (English), meaning of Darrian (English), Darrien name popularity (English), baby name Darrion (English), name Daruna meaning (Indian), nicknames for Daryon, Dayaram definition (Indian), and Daydrean name popularity.

The baby name Dorian fun facts:

The name Dorian in reverse order is "Nairod".

The numerological value of the name Dorian is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Dorian?

Dorian is in the top names in USA.