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Dora - What does it mean?

Definition of 'Dora'

English

Proper noun

(en-proper noun)
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  • * 1856 Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale , B. Tauchnitz (1857), page 63:
  • "I think," said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, "that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora ."
    "No, thank you," said Dorothy, quickly; "Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life."

    Usage notes

    * Popular as a formal given name in the end of the 19th century.

    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'Dora'

    Daria, Dara, Daura, Draa, Dra, Darha