Dora

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Dora

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Dora is short for Dorothy, or Isidora, both Greek names wherein the “dora” means “Gift.”

History:
Dora is primarily a 19th century creation. One of its earliest bearers was Dora Wordsworth (1804-1847), born Dorothy, but known as Dora.

Pronunciation: dore-ah.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Dora Maar (Henriette Théodora Markovitch) (1907-1997)
French photographer and painter.

Singers and Entertainers:
Dora Goldberg (Nora Bayes) (1880-1928)
American singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.084 % named Dora

Popularity of Dora:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 73rd most popular.
1875: 44th most popular.
1900-1910: 87th most popular.
1910-1920: 122nd most popular.
1920-1930: 133rd most popular.
1930-1940: 172nd most popular.
1940-1950: 224th most popular.
1950-1960: 293rd most popular.
1960-1970: 346th most popular.
1970-1980: 448th most popular.
1980-1990: 715th most popular.
1990: 879th most popular.
1991: 906th most popular.
1992: 937th most popular.
1993: N/A