Dorian

\dɔ.ʁjɑ̃\♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine
Pronunciation\dɔ.ʁjɑ̃\

Origin and meaning

Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).

Where it is mostly given

  • France
  • Belgium
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Romania
  • Albania
  • Moldova
  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Malta

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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