Dorian () is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek, the meaning of the name Dorian is of Doris, a district of Ancient Greece, or of

Dorus In Greek mythology, Dorus ( grc, Δῶρος probably derived from ''doron'' "gift") was the Eponym, eponymous founder of the Dorians. Family Each of Hellen, Hellen's sons founded a primary tribe of Greece: Aeolus (son of Hellen), Aeolus the Aeo ...

, a legendary Greek hero. Doros was the son of Helen of Sparta (who was the daughter of Zeus and Leda). Doros was the founder of the Dorian tribe. The

Dorians The Dorians (; el, Δωριεῖς, ''Dōrieîs'', singular , ''Dōrieús'') were one of the four major ethnic groups into which the Hellenes (or Greeks) of Classical Greece divided themselves (along with the Aeolians, Achaeans, and Ionians) ...

were an ancient Hellenic tribe that is supposed to have existed in the north-eastern regions of Greece, ancient Macedonia and Epirus. Another possible origin is the Greek ''Dorios'', meaning 'child of the sea'. Notable people with the name "Dorian" include:

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* Dorian Abbot, American geophysicist *

Dorian Aldegheri Dorian Aldegheri (born 4 August 1993) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Toulouse and the France national team. Professional career Aldegheri won his first cap for France as a replacement in the si ...

(born 1993), French rugby union footballer *

Dorian Allworthy Dorian Allworthy is an American representational, tonal-realist painter working in Chicago. She is also known for her drypoint engravings. She specializes in large figure paintings as well as still life compositions and landscapes. Biography ...

, American painter * Dorian Andronic (born 1989), Romanian footballer * Dorian Auguiste (born 1980), Dominican-Virgin Island cricketer

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Dorian Babunski Dorian Babunski Hristovski (, born 29 August 1996) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Hungarian club Debrecen. Club career Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Dorian joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2011, after ...

(born 1996), Macedonian footballer *

Dorian Bailey Dorian Josey Bailey (born January 28, 1997) is an American professional soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life Bailey grew up in the Kansas City metropolitan area ...

(born 1997), American soccer player *

Dorian Baxter Dorian Baxter (born 3 April 1950) is a Canadian religious minister and musician and a perennial candidate for political office in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He was consecrated as an bishop in the Federation of Independent Anglican Churches in 2 ...

(born 1950), Canadian politician *

Dorian Bertrand Dorian Bertrand (born 21 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Liga II club Argeș Pitești. Born in Réunion, France, he plays for the Madagascar national team. Club career A youth product ...

(born 1993), French footballer * Dorian Bevec (born 1957), German molecular biologist *

Dorian Boccolacci Dorian Boccolacci (born 9 September 1998 in Cannes) is a French racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Supercup series. He has previously also competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship until after the 2019 French round at Circuit Paul ...

(born 1998), French racing driver *

Dorian Boguță Dorian Boguță (born 24 April 1971) is a Moldovan-born Romanian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1984. In 2009, he made his directorial debut with the short film "10", marking the beginning of a series of successful short films, ...

(born 1971), Moldovan-Romanian actor *

Dorian Boose Dorian Alexander Boose (January 29, 1974 – November 22, 2016) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University an ...

(1974–2016), American football player * Dorian Brew (born 1974), American football player * Dorian Bylykbashi (born 1980), Albanian footballer

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Dorian Caddy Dorian Caddy (20 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays striker. Club career Caddy is a youth exponent from Nice. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 January 2016 against Lorient. He started in the first eleven before he was sub ...

(born 1995), French footballer *

Dorian Çollaku Dorian Çollaku (born 2 June 1977) is an Albanian hammer thrower. Çollaku was born in Tirana. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was placed thirty-first in the qualifying rounds of the competition, with a throw of 70.06 metres. At the ...

(born 1977), Albanian hammer thrower *

Dorian Concept Dorian Concept (born Oliver Thomas Johnson, 1984) is an Austrian composer, music producer and keyboardist whose work draws on an eclectic variety of sources including modal and free jazz, funk, hip-hop, electronic, ambient, and soundscape musi ...

(born 1984), Austrian composer *

Dorian Coninx Dorian Coninx (born 28 January 1994) is a French triathlete. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Triathlon career Coninx won both the Junior European and Junior World Championship in 2013. He then won the U23 World tit ...

(born 1994), French triathlete *

Dorian Cooke Dorian Cooke (25 December 1916 - 18 September 2005) was a poet, MI6 operative, and head of the Yugoslav section at the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious g ...

(1916–2005), English intelligence officer *

Dorian Corey Dorian Corey (June 6, 1937 – August 29, 1993) was an American drag performer and fashion designer. She appeared in ''Wigstock'' and was featured in Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary '' Paris Is Burning''. Early life and education C ...

(1937–1993), American drag performer

D

Dorian Daughtry Dorian Gray Daughtry (born December 1, 1967) is an American former professional baseball player who was convicted of manslaughter for the killing of a nine-year-old girl. Daughtry was an outfielder in the minor-league system of the Seattle Mariners ...

(born 1967), American baseball player *

Dorian Dervite Dorian Dervite-Vaussoue (born 25 July 1988), known as Dorian Dervite, is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is also a former French youth International having played at every youth level from U16 to U21 level. Club ...

(born 1988), French footballer *

Dorian Descloix Dorian Descloix (born 14 March 1988) is a French tennis coach and retired player. Descloix has a career high ATP singles ranking of 666 achieved on 26 July 2010. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 562 achieved on 10 October 2011. ...

(born 1988), French tennis coach *

Dorian Dessoleil Dorian Dessoleil (born 7 August 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Antwerp. Club career On 27 August 2021, he joined Antwerp on a three-year contract. On 27 July 2022, Dessoleil moved on a one-season loan to Kortrijk ...

(born 1992), Belgian footballer *

Dorian Diring Dorian Diring (born 11 April 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, an ...

(born 1992), French footballer

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* Dorian Electra (born 1992), American singer-songwriter *

Dorian Etheridge Dorian Etheridge (born November 21, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville Cardinals football, Louisville. Early life and high school Dori ...

(born 1998), American football player

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Dorian Finney-Smith Dorian Lawrence Finney-Smith (born May 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Virginia Tech and Florida. After spending his first ...

(born 1993), American basketball player * Dorian FitzGerald (born 1975), Canadian artist * Dorian Foulon (born 1998), French cyclist *

Dorian Fuller Dorian Q. Fuller is an American archaeologist and professor of archaeobotany at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. Originally from San Francisco, he studied at Yale University (BA, 1995) and the University of Cambridge , mottoeng ...

, American archaeologist

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* Dorian Godon (born 1996), French cyclist *

Dorian M. Goldfeld Dorian Morris Goldfeld (born January 21, 1947) is an American mathematician working in analytic number theory and automorphic forms at Columbia University. Professional career Goldfeld received his B.S. degree in 1967 from Columbia University. ...

(born 1947), American mathematician *

Dorian Gray (disambiguation) Dorian Gray is the main character of the novel ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1890) by Oscar Wilde. Dorian Gray may also refer to: Film * ''Dorian Gray'' (1970 film), an Italian film adaptation of the novel * ''Dorian Gray'' (2009 film), a Br ...

, multiple people * Dorian Gregory (born 1971), American actor

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* Dorian Haarhoff (born 1944), Namibian writer * Dorian Hanza (born 2001), Spanish–Equatoguinean footballer * Dorian Harewood (born 1950), American actor * Dorian Harper (born 1982), Montserratian footballer *

Dorian Hauterville Dorian Hauterville (born 27 April 1990) is a French bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Born in Lyon, he is of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and ...

(born 1990), French bobsledder * Dorian Healy (born 1962), British actor * Dorian Holley (born 1956), American musician

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Dorian James Dorian Lance James (born 19 June 1981) is a male badminton player from South Africa. James competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Stewart Carson. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Howard Bach and ...

(born 1981), South African badminton player * Dorian Johnson (born 1994), American football player * Dorian Jones (born 1992), Welsh rugby union footballer

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Dorian Keletela Dorian Keletela (born 6 February 1999) is a Congolese-born refugee sprinter. Life Born in the Republic of the Congo in 1999, Keletela came to Portugal in 2016 fleeing the conflict in Congo. Aged 17 he spent over a year in refugee centres, a ...

(born 1999), Congolese sprinter *

Dorian Kërçiku Dorian Kërçiku (born 30 August 1993) is an Albanian footballer. He started his career with KF Tirana in 2011, but after only three appearances he moved to Skënderbeu Korçë where he would go on to win the Albanian Superliga title twice in two ...

(born 1993), Albanian footballer

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Dorian Le Gallienne Dorian Leon Marlois Le Gallienne (19 April 1915 – 27 July 1963) was an Australian composer, teacher and music critic. Biography Dorian Le Gallienne was born in Melbourne in 1915. His father, an actor, was born in France, and his mother, a pia ...

(1915–1963), Australian composer *

Dorian Leigh Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker (April 23, 1917 – July 7, 2008), known professionally as Dorian Leigh, was an American model and one of the earliest modeling icons of the fashion industry. She is considered one of the first supermodels, and was w ...

(1917–2008), American model * Dorian Leljak, Serbian pianist *

Dorian Lévêque Dorian Lévêque (born 22 November 1989) is a French footballer who most recently played as a defender for Ligue 2 club Le Mans. Career Lévêque began his career in 2002 with FC Annecy, where he spent 13 years before signing for US Boulogne in ...

(born 1989), French footballer * Dorian Lough (born 1966), English actor

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Dorian Malovic Dorian Malovic is a French journalist, winner of the 2007 Grand prix catholique de littérature. Life Malovic has been head of the "Asia" department of the daily ''La Croix'' in Paris since 1997 and French writer, specializing on China. He was a ...

, French journalist *

Dorian Marin Dorian Marin (born 18 June 1960) is a Romanian football coach who last managed Nigerian side Calabar Rovers. Coaching career In 1991, Marin attended the federal coaching school of the Romanian Football Federation which he graduated in 1992. He b ...

(born 1960), Romanian football coach *

Dorian McMenemy Dorian McMenemy (born October 28, 1996) is a swimmer who competes for the Dominican Republic in the women's 100 meter butterfly. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 41st overall in the heats in the Women's 100 metre butterfly. In 2016, Do ...

(born 1996), Dominican swimmer * Dorian Missick (born 1976), American actor *

Dorian Mortelette Dorian Mortelette (born 24 November 1983 in Armentières) is a French rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in coxless four and at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the ...

(born 1983), French rower

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* Dorian N'Goma (born 1988), Congolese footballer

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Dorian O'Daniel Dorian O'Daniel (born September 4, 1994) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson. Professional career O'Daniel attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the com ...

(born 1994), American football player

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Dorian Parker Dorian Parker was the 36th mayor of Barrie, Ontario, serving from 1972 to 1976. She was its second female mayor, following Marjorie Hamilton in the 1950s."Dorian Parker... a steady, sturdy influence". ''Barrie Advance'', June 5, 2007. Parker was ...

(1923/1924–2007), American politician *

Dorian Paskowitz Dorian may refer to: Ancient Greece * Dorians, one of the main ethnic divisions of ancient Greeks * Doric Greek, or Dorian, the dialect spoken by the Dorians Art and entertainment Films * ''Dorian'' (film), the Canadian title of the 2004 film ' ...

(1921–2014), American surfer *

Dorian Peña Dorian Alan Peña (born October 12, 1977) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player. He is nicknamed the "Junkyard Dawg" for his consistent plays of putbacks and offensive rebounds. He previously played for the Negros Slashers and th ...

(born 1977), Filipino-American basketball player

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* Dorian Răilean (born 1993), Moldovan footballer * Dorian Rogozenco (born 1973), Romanian chess grandmaster *

Dorian Rottenberg Dorian Rottenberg was a translator of Russian literature, specializing in the translation of poetry and children's books. Selected translations include: * ''Fifty Soviet Poets'' by Vladimir Ognev and Dorian Rottenberg * ''Selected Works'' (Vladimi ...

(1925–??), Russian translator *

Dorian Rudnytsky Dorian Rudnytsky (born July 9, 1944) is an American cellist and composer. He was born in New York City to a Ukrainian family. His father was the composer/ conductor Antin Rudnytsky, and his mother was the soprano Maria Sokil. He graduated fro ...

(born 1944), American cellist

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Dorian Scott Dorian Armand Scott (born 1 February 1982 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States) is a Jamaican shot putter. He set a national record of 20.34 m to win at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. His personal best is 21.45 meters, achi ...

(born 1982), Jamaican shot putter *

Dorian Shainin Dorian Shainin (September 26, 1914 – January 7, 2000) was an American quality consultant, aeronautics engineer, author, and college professor most notable for his contributions in the fields of industrial problem solving, product reliability, and ...

(1914–2000), American management consultant * Dorian Smith (born 1985), American football player * Dorian Ștefan (born 1959), Romanian footballer

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* Dorian Thompson-Robinson (born 1999), American football player

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Dorian Ulrey Dorian Ulrey (born July 11, 1987, in Silvis, Illinois) is a professional runner sponsored by Brooks. NCAA Dorian was the 2010 NCAA Division 1 national champion at 3000 meters, an 11-time all American, 3-time Missouri Valley Conference champion, 8 ...

(born 1987), American runner

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* Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 1988), Dutch windsurfer

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Dorian Weber Dorian Weber (born May 15, 1982 in Manhasset, New York Manhasset is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasse ...

(born 1982), American rower *

Dorian West Dorian Edward West MBE (born 5 October 1967) nicknamed "Nobby" is a former English international rugby union footballer. West was born in Wrexham, Wales, but his family moved to England when he was young. Before professionalism, he was a poli ...

(born 1967), British rugby union footballer *

Dorian Williams Dorian Joseph George Williams OBE (1 July 1914 – 21 July 1985) was a British equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in Britis ...

(1914–1985), British equestrian *

Dorian Wilson Dorian Wilson (born in 1964) is an American conductor and musical director. Wilson has achieved widespread acclaim, especially in Germany and Russia. In September 2010, Wilson opened the 2010/2011 season for the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera wi ...

(born 1964), American conductor *

Dorian Wood Dorian Wood (born 1975) is an American singer, composer, performance artist, visual artist and writer. Early history Wood was born in Los Angeles, California to Costa Rican parents. They began their musical education at a very early age, under ...

(born 1975), American musician

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Dorian Yates Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates (born 19 April 1962) is an English retired professional bodybuilder. He won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 to 1997 and has the fifth-highest number of Mr. Olympia wins in history, ranking behind ...

(born 1962), British bodybuilder

Middle name

* Alton Dorian Clark (born 1984), American musician and basketball coach * Max Dorian Fried (born 1994), American baseball pitcher * Noluthando Dorian Bahedile Orleyn (born 1956), South African lawyer and business executive * Adorjan Dorian Otvos (1893–1945), Hungarian-born Hollywood writer and composer

Surname

Armand Dorian Armand Dorian is an American doctor and medical consultant. He is most well-known for his role on ''Deadliest Warrior''. Education Dorian was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Dorian graduated with a major in biology with an emphasis ...

(born 1973), American physician *

Armen Dorian Armen Dorian ( hy, Արմէն Տօրեան; 28 January 1892 – 1915) was a renowned Armenian poet, teacher, and editor who lived in the Ottoman Empire. He studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. He wrote poetry in French and Arm ...

(1892–1915), Armenian poet * Charles Dorian (1891–1942), American actor *

Emil Dorian Emil Dorian (born Emil Lustig; February 16, 1893–1956) was a Romanian poet and prose writer, as well as a physician. Born into a Jewish family in Bucharest, his parents were Herman Lustig and his wife Ernestina (''née'' Picher). He attended ...

(1893–1956), Romanian writer *

Nancy Dorian Nancy Currier Dorian is an American linguist who has carried out research into the decline of the East Sutherland dialect of Scottish Gaelic for over 40 years, particularly in the villages of Brora, Golspie and Embo. Due to their isolation from ...

(born 1936), American linguist *

Paul Dorian Paul Dorian is a Canadians, Canadian physician. He is a professor of pharmacology and director of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Toronto. His primary research focus is the clinical pharmacology of antiarrhythmic drugs. He has been ...

, Canadian physician *

Pierre Frédéric Dorian Pierre Frédéric Dorian (24 January 1814 in Montbéliard, Doubs – 14 April 1873 in Paris) was a French master blacksmith and radical Republican leader. He served as Minister of Public Works from 4 September 1870 – 19 February 1871. He was th ...

(1814–1873), French blacksmith *

Shane Dorian Patrick Shane Dorian (born July 19, 1972), or "Shane", is an American surfer from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He spent 11 years touring on the World Championship Tour as a professional surfer. Dorian quit competition surfing in 2003 to focus on big w ...

(born 1972), American surfer *

Steven Dorian Steven Dorian (born November 15, 1977) is an American singer best known as a tenor in the a cappella group Rockapella from 2010 to 2016. Early life Born in Northbridge, Massachusetts, Northbridge, Massachusetts to parents who were both teachers ...

(born 1977), American singer

Fictional characters

* Dorian Gray, the protagonist of the novel

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical fiction, philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''Th ...

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

* Dorian Lord, on the American television series ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' * Dorian Pavus, in the video game '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' * Arno Dorian, in the video game series ''

Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...

'' *Dorian Havilliard, in the book series ''

Throne of Glass ''Throne of Glass'' is a young adult high fantasy novel series by American author Sarah J. Maas, beginning with the entry of the same name, released in August 2012. The story follows the journey of Celaena Sardothien, a teenage assassin in a cor ...

'' by

Sarah J. Maas Sarah Janet Maas (born March 5, 1986) is an American fantasy author known for her fantasy series '' Throne of Glass'' and '' A Court of Thorns and Roses''. As of 2022, she has sold over twelve million copies of her books and her work has been ...

Other

Dorian (disambiguation) Dorian may refer to: Ancient Greece * Dorians, one of the main ethnic divisions of ancient Greeks * Doric Greek, or Dorian, the dialect spoken by the Dorians Art and entertainment Films * ''Dorian'' (film), the Canadian title of the 2004 film ' ...

* Dorrian (disambiguation) * Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane (2019)

References

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