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Meaning of the nameDóris

Doris is a female name of Greek origin, from Dōrís, which Behind the Name explains as 'Dorian woman', linked to the Dorians.

Meaning

“Dorian woman, of the Dorians”

Source: Behind the Name: Doris

People (2022)
4,600
Rank in Brazil
#2,907
Median age
59 years
2010 Census
5,261
people

Dóris in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dóris, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,341 people).

4,538 women 62 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Dóris is most common

States with the highest share of people named Dóris in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.006%
  3. Paraná 0.003%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
  5. São Paulo 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul1,1830.011%
São Paulo8570.002%
Santa Catarina4570.006%
Rio de Janeiro4110.003%
Paraná3470.003%
Minas Gerais2950.001%
Bahia1100.001%
Goiás1000.001%
Pernambuco950.001%
Pará920.001%
Distrito Federal740.003%
Amazonas690.002%
Espírito Santo660.002%
Ceará560.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul550.002%
Mato Grosso520.001%
Maranhão480.001%
Piauí360.001%
Roraima350.006%
Paraíba300.001%
Rio Grande do Norte300.001%
Alagoas230.001%
Sergipe190.001%
Tocantins170.001%
Rondônia160.001%
Amapá160.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Dóris

The name comes from Ancient Greek Dōrís, which Behind the Name translates as 'Dorian woman', that is, of the Dorians, a Greek tribe that occupied the Peloponnese. In Greek mythology, Doris was a sea nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado, gives the name as coming from Latin Doris, and that from Greek. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,600 people named Doris, with a median age of 59; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The dictionary records Dorys as a spelling variant.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Doris · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Doris · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dóris · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Dóris

What does the name Dóris mean?

Dóris means “Dorian woman, of the Dorians”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Dóris in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,600 people with the first name Dóris, which ranks it number 2,907 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Dóris a boy's or a girl's name?

Dóris is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,538 women and 62 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dóris?

Dóris is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Dóris most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Dóris (1,183 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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