Dora ( el, Δώρα) is a female name of

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origin being a shortened form or derived from

Dorothea Dorothea (also spelled Dorothée, Dorotea or other variants) is a female given name from Greek (Dōrothéa) meaning "God's Gift". It may refer to: People * Dorothea Binz (1920–1947), German concentration camp officer executed for war cr ...

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Dorothy Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters *Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe ...

Theodora Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora o ...

meaning "Gift" or in its full form "God's Gift", from , ''doron'', "gift" + , ''theos'', "god". The name ''Dora'' can also be a short form of ''Isadora'', ''Isidora'' and other such compound names. The earliest form of the word ''doron'' is the

Mycenaean Greek Mycenaean Greek is the most ancient attested form of the Greek language, on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC), before the hypothesised Dorian invasion, often cited as the ''terminus ad quem'' for the ...

, ''do-ra'', meaning "gifts", written in the

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syllabic script, but it is not an anthroponym, it is only the plural () of said word; on the other hand, the names ''Theodora'' and ''Amphidora'' are attested in Linear B as , ''te-o-do-ra'', and , ''a-pi-do-ra'', respectively. The masculine counterpart of the latter, i.e. ''Amphidoros'', is also found: , ''a-pi-do-ro''. In Albanian, ''dora'' means 'hand'. In

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, Dora can be a

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of the male first name Agafodor.Superanskaya, p. 24

People

* Dora Altmann (1881–1971), German actress *

Dora Annie Dickens Dora Annie Dickens (16 August 1850 – 14 April 1851) was the infant daughter of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. She was the ninth of their ten children, and the youngest of their three daughters. Life Born at 1 Devonshi ...

(1850–1851), infant daughter of English novelist

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

* Dora Anastasiou (born 1988), Cypriot beauty queen *

Dora Bakoyannis Theodora "Dora" Bakoyanni ( el, Θεοδώρα "Ντόρα" Μπακογιάννη; ; ''née'' Mitsotakis; el, Μητσοτάκη, links=no; born May 6, 1954) is a Greek politician. From 2006 to 2009 she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece ...

(born 1954), Greek politician * Dora Barrancos (born 1940), Argentine academic and politician *

Dora Beedham Dora Beedham (née Spong; 3 June 1879 – 1969) was a British nurse from the social activist Spong Family and suffragette who joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1908 and was imprisoned and Force-feeding, force-fed. Bi ...

née Spong (1879 – 1969), British nurse and suffragette *

Dora Bryan Dora May Broadbent, (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014), known as Dora Bryan, was a British actress of stage, film and television.Dora Carrington Dora de Houghton Carrington (29 March 1893 – 11 March 1932), known generally as Carrington, was an English painter and decorative artist, remembered in part for her association with members of the Bloomsbury Group, especially the writer Lytton ...

(1893–1932), British painter * Dora Gabe (1886–1983), Bulgarian Jewish poet *

Dora Greenwell Dora Greenwell (6 December 1821 – 29 March 1882) was an English poet. The name "Dora Greenwell" was for many years supposed to be the pseudonym of a writer of rare spiritual insight and fine poetic genius. It was very generally surmised that ...

(1821–1882), English poet *

Dora Hand Dora Hand (c. 1844 – October 4, 1878), aged c. 34, was an American dance hall singer and actress in Dodge City, Kansas, who was mistakenly shot to death from ambush by a young suitor who was acquitted of criminal charges in the case. Hand was ...

(c. 1844–1878), American dance hall singer in Dodge City, Kansas *

Dora d'Istria Dora d'Istria, pen-name of duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya, born Elena Ghica (Gjika) (22 January 1828, Bucharest – 17 November 1888, Florence), was a Romanian Romantic writer and feminist, most notable for having emblematized the Albani ...

(1828–1888), Romanian-Albanian writer *

Dora Herbert Jones Dora Herbert Jones ( Rowlands; 26 August 1890 – 9 January 1974) was a Welsh administrator and singer. She began singing while in school and continued doing so while studying at the University College of Wales. Jones was Herbert Lewis' secretar ...

(1890–1974), Welsh administrator and singer *

Dora Kalaus Dorotea "Dora" Kalaus Žulj (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European ...

(born 1996), Croatian handball player *

Dora Krsnik Dora Krsnik (born 19 January 1992) is a Croatian handball player for CS Mioveni and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Swe ...

(born 1992), Croatian handball player *

Dora Kyriakou Theodora "Dora" Kyriakou (Greek: Θεοδώρα "Δώρα" Κυριάκου; born 3 July 1967) is a retired Cypriot sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as thr ...

(born 1967), Cypriot sprinter *

Dora Lewis Dora Lewis (October 13, 1862 – January 31, 1928), also known as Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, was an American suffragist. She was active in the National American Woman Suffrage Association and later helped found the National Woman's Party. Lewis took part ...

(born 1862), American suffragist *

Dora Maar Henriette Theodora Markovitch (22 November 1907 – 16 July 1997), known as Dora Maar, was a French photographer, painter, and poet. A romantic partner of Pablo Picasso, Maar was depicted in a number of Picasso's paintings, including his ''Portr ...

(1907–1997), French model and photographer *

Dora Mavor Moore Dora Mavor Moore, (April 8, 1888–May 15, 1979) was a Canadian actress, teacher and director who was a pioneer of Canadian theatre. Life and work Born Dora Mavor in Glasgow, Scotland, she moved with her family to Toronto, Ontario, Cana ...

(1888–1979), Canadian actress *

Dora Montefiore Dorothy Frances Montefiore (; 20 December 1851 – 21 December 1933), known as Dora Montefiore, was an English-Australian women's suffragist, socialist, poet, and autobiographer. Early life Born Dorothy Frances Fuller at Kenley Manor near Cou ...

(1851–1933), English-Australian suffragist, socialist * Dora Musielak, Mexican-American aerospace engineer, historian of mathematics, and book author * Dora Pavel (born 1946), Romanian novelist *

Dora Pejačević Countess Maria Theodora Paulina (Dora) Pejačević ( hu, Gróf verőczei Pejácsevich Mária Theodóra Paulina "Dóra", link=no, 10 September 1885 – 5 March 1923) was a Croatian composer and a member of the Pejačević noble family. She wa ...

(1885–1923), Croatian composer *

Dora Knowlton Ranous Dora Knowlton Ranous (August 16, 1859 – January 19, 1916) was an American actress, author, editor, translator, and book reviewer. She began her literary career editing educational books and contributing to Appleton's ''Annual Cyclopaedia'' and ...

(1859–1916), American actress, author * Dora Rosetti (1908-1989), Greek doctor and writer *

Dora Russell Dora, Countess Russell (née Black; 3 April 1894 – 31 May 1986) was a British author, a feminist and socialist campaigner, and the second wife of the philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a campaigner for contraception and peace. She worked ...

(1894–1986), British author * Dora Isella Russell (1925-1990) Uruguayan poet, journalist * Dora Adele Shoemaker (1873-1962), American educator, writer *

Dora Stratou Dora Stratou (born Dorothea Stratou; el, Δωροθέα (Δόρα) Στράτου; 1903–1988) was a significant contributor to Greek Folk Dancing and Greek Folk Music. She issued one of the largest series of folk music in the world with 50 re ...

(1903–1988), Greek dancer and folklorist *

Dora V. Wheelock Dora V. Wheelock (, Palmer; August 26, 1847 – February 3, 1923) was an American activist and writer involved in the temperance movement. She served as president of the Nebraska state branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), the N ...

(1847–1923), American activist and writer *

Dora Carrington Dora de Houghton Carrington (29 March 1893 – 11 March 1932), known generally as Carrington, was an English painter and decorative artist, remembered in part for her association with members of the Bloomsbury Group, especially the writer Lytton ...

(1893-1932), English painter and artist

Fictional characters

* Dora Marquez, title character of ''

Dora the Explorer ''Dora the Explorer'' is an American children's animated television series and multimedia franchise created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000, went on hiatus on June 5, 20 ...

'' * Dora Spenlow, a character in

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

* "Dora the Female Explorer", a song by British band Stackridge from their debut album '' Stackridge'' * Dora Winifred "D.W." Read, character in the ''Arthur''

book A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arr ...

and

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

series * Dora Orefice, character in the ''

Life Is Beautiful ''Life Is Beautiful'' ( it, La vita è bella, ) is a 1997 Italian comedy drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who emplo ...

'' movie

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