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Doris (mythology) Doris (; Ancient Greek: Δωρίς/Δωρίδος means 'bounty'), in Greek mythology, was a sea goddess. She was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus Aelian, ''De Natura Animalium'' 14.28 and Tethys. Etymology Her nam ...
of Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys * Doris, fictional character in the Canadian television series ''
Caillou ''Caillou'' () is a Canadian educational children's television series which aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions), with its first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997; it later moved to Treehouse TV, with i ...
'' and the mother of the titular character *
Doris (singer) Doris Svensson (born July 1, 1947), billed as Doris, is a former Swedish pop singer. Doris is best known for her lone solo album, eclectic pop, rock and funk ''Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby'' recorded in 1970. The record was re-iss ...
(born 1947), Swedish rock and pop singer * Doris, mother of
Antipater (son of Herod I) Antipater II ( grc-gre, Ἀντίπατρος, Antípatros; c. 46 – 4 BC) was Herod the Great's first-born son, his only child by his first wife Doris. He was named after his paternal grandfather Antipater the Idumaean. He and his mother were e ...
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Doris Achelwilm Doris Achelwilm (born 30 November 1976) is a German journalist and politician of Die Linke party. Biography She was born in Thuine, Lower Saxony. She was a member of the German parliament. She was elected at the 2017 federal election and r ...
, German journalist and politician *
Doris Akers Doris Mae Akers (May 21, 1923 – July 26, 1995) was a biracial African-American gospel music composer, arranger and singer who is considered to be "one of the most underrated gospel composers of the 20th century howrote more than 500 songs". Kn ...
(1923–1995), American gospel music singer and composer * Doris Akol (born 1970), Ugandan lawyer and administrator * Doris Allen (disambiguation), multiple people *
Doris Anderson Doris Hilda Anderson, (November 10, 1921 – March 2, 2007) was a Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist. She is best known as the editor of the women's magazine '' Chatelaine'', mixing traditional content (recipes, décor) ...
(1921–2007), Canadian author, journalist, and women's rights activist * Doris Anderson (screenwriter) (1897–1971), American screenwriter * Doris Margaret Anderson (1922–2022), Canadian nutritionist and politician *
Doris Angleton Doris Elizabeth Angleton ('' née'' McGown; (also Beck) April 11, 1951 – April 16, 1997) was an American socialite and murder victim. Her husband, Robert Angleton, had been accused of planning the crime. His brother, Roger Nicholas Angleton, ...
(1951–1997), American socialite and murder victim * Doris Bartholomew (born 1930), American linguist * Doris Beck (1929–2020), American politician *
Doris Belack Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. Life and career Belack was born in 1926 in New York City, the younger daughter of Isaac and Bertha Belack, Jewish immigrants ...
(1926–2011), American actress *
Doris Benegas Doris Benegas Haddad (1951 – 29 July 2016) was a Spanish political lawyer specialising in criminal law, particularly causes related to women and left-wing politics. She was also a political leader, leading a regional branch of the communist mov ...
(1951–2016), Spanish lawyer and politician *Doris Bensimon (1924–2009), Austrian-born French sociologist and academic *Doris Betts (1932–2012), American author *Doris Bigornia (born 1966), Filipina journalist *Doris Blackburn (1889–1970), Australian social reformer and politician *Doris Buffett (1928–2020), American heiress and philanthropist *Doris Burke (born 1965), American basketball player and broadcaster *Doris Burn (1923–2011), American children's author and illustrator *Doris Calloway (1923–2001), American nutritionist *Doris Day (1922–2019), stage name of Doris Kappelhoff, American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate *Doris Dana (1920–2006), American writer and translator *Doris Dartey (died 2020), Ghanaian educator and journalist *Doris Deane (1901–1974), American actress *Doris Dragović (born 1961), Yugoslav-Croatian pop singer *Doris Duke (1912–1993), American heiress, socialite, horticulturalist, and philanthropist *Doris Duke (soul singer) (1941–2019), American gospel and soul singer *Doris Gentile (1894–1972), Australian novelist and short story writer *Doris Gregory, Canadian author *C. Doris Hellman (1910–1973), American historian of science *Doris Jensen (disambiguation) *Doris Kearns Goodwin (born 1943), American journalist, biographer and historian *Doris Kohardt (born 1950), German Olympic swimmer *Doris Laine (1931–2018), Finnish ballet dancer *Doris Lessing (1919–2013), British-Zimbabwean novelist *Doris Leuthard (born 1963), Swiss politician and lawyer *Doris Matsui (born 1944), American politician *Doris Miller (1919–1943), U.S. Navy sailor *Doris Pinčić (born 1988), Croatian actress *Doris de Pont (born 1954), New Zealand fashion designer *Doris Roberts (1925–2016), American actress *Doris Salcedo (born 1958), Colombian sculptor *Doris Buchanan Smith (1934–2002), American children's author *Doris Stockton (1924–2018), American mathematician *Doris the Ugly Stepsister, fictional character from the ''Shrek'' film series


Surname

*Caelan Doris (born 1998), Irish rugby player *Ennio Doris (1940–2021), Italian billionaire *Mirna Doris (1940–2020), Italian singer


Animals

* Doris (gastropod), ''Doris'' (gastropod), a genus of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dorididae * ''Grammia doris'', the Doris tiger moth, a moth of the family Erebidae * ''Heliconius doris'', the Doris butterfly of Central and South America * Orange-peel doris, a nudibranch (slug)


Places

* Doris (Asia Minor), a region of Asia Minor inhabited by Dorians * Doris (Greece), a region in central Greece in which the Dorians had their traditional homeland * Doris, Iowa, United States * 48 Doris, an asteroid discovered in 1857, traditionally classified as a minor planet


Ships and seafaring

* Doris (sailing yacht), ''Doris'' (sailing yacht), an America's Cup type racing yacht built in 1905 * French submarine Doris, three submarines of the French navy * , various ships of the British Royal Navy * , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 * , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 * USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. * In French, Dory, a dory is ''un doris'' (plural in English: dories).


Music

* Doris (album), ''Doris'' (album), a 2013 studio album by Earl Sweatshirt* * Doris (opera), ''Doris'' (opera), an 1889 opera by Alfred Cellier


Other uses

* DORIS (geodesy), a French system used for satellite orbit positioning * Doris, or DOR-15, a robotic bowler hat and main antagonist of ''Meet the Robinsons'' * Doris the waitress, a character in the 1993 American fantasy comedy ''Groundhog Day (film)#Cast, Groundhog Day'' * ''Hello, My Name Is Doris'', a 2015 American film * Storm Doris, a windstorm in northwestern Europe in February 2017


See also

* * Dorries * Dorit (disambiguation), the Modern Hebrew form of "Doris" {{disambiguation, given name, surname, geo