Dorian (name)

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Template:Use dmy dates Dorian (Template:IPAc-en) is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek, the meaning of the name Dorian is of Doris, a district of Ancient Greece,[1] or of Dorus, a legendary Greek hero. Dorus was a son of Hellen, the eponymous progenitor of the Hellenes. Dorus is thought to be the founder of the Dorian tribe. The Dorians 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".[2]

The name is linked to Dorothy, Theodore, Isidora, Dora, Doreen, Dorinda, and others.[3][4]

Notable people with the name "Dorian" include:

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