Dorian (name)
Dorian (/ˈdɔːriən/) is a masculine 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. Doros was the son of Helen of Sparta (who was the daughter of Zeus and Leda). Doros was the founder of the Dorian tribe, and the most likely origin of his name is the Hebrew word doron, meaning 'gift'. 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]
People
Given name
- Dorian (rapper) (born 1984), American hip-hop artist and producer
- Dorian Bevec (born 1957), German molecular biologist
- Dorian Boccolacci (born 1998), French racing driver
- Dorian Electra (born 1992), American singer, songwriter, video and performance artist
- Dorian Finney-Smith (born 1993), American basketball player
- Dorian Gregory (born 1971), American actor
- Dorian Haarhoff (born 1944), Namibian writer
- Dorian Harewood (born 1950), American actor
- Dorian Healy (born 1962), British actor
- Dorian Holley (born 1956), American musician
- Dorian Johnson (born 1994), American football player
- Dorian Le Gallienne (1915–1963), Australian composer
- Dorian Leigh (1917–2008), American model
- Dorian Marin (born 1960), Romanian football coach
- Dorian Missick (born 1976), American actor
- Dorian O'Daniel (born 1994), American football player
- Dorian Paskowitz (1921–2014), American surfer
- Dorian Rudnytsky (born 1944), American cellist
- Dorian Scott (born 1982), Jamaican shot putter
- Dorian Shainin (1914–2000), American management consultant
- Dorian Weber (born 1982), American Rower
- Dorian West (born 1967), British rugby player and coach
- Dorian Williams (1914–1985), British equestrian and broadcaster
- Dorian Wood (born 1975), American musician
- Dorian Yates (born 1962), British bodybuilder and 6-time Mr. Olympia
Surname
- Charles Dorian (1891–1942), American actor
- Emil Dorian (1893–1956), Romanian writer
- Nancy Dorian (born 1936), American linguist
- Paul Dorian, Canadian physician
- Shane Dorian (born 1972), American surfer
- Steven Dorian (born 1977), American singer
Fictional characters
- Dorian Atwood, a shipwright from World of Warcraft's 2018 Battle for Azeroth Expansion
- Dorian Gray, from Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)
- Dorian Gray, from Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- Dorian Havilliard, from the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
- Dorian Hawkmoon, from the Eternal Champion books by Michael Moorcock
- Dorian Lord, from the American television series One Life to Live
- Dorian Montier, from the movie Home Fries, portrayed by Luke Wilson
- Dorian Pavus, a character in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Dorian Trent, from Nephi Anderson's final novel, Dorian (1921)
- Dorian Tyrell, the antagonist of The Mask (1994)
- Dorian Ursuul, from the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
- Dorian Williams, from the television series The Vampire Diaries
- Dorian, a character in the American science fiction/crime drama Almost Human
- J.D. (Scrubs) or John Dorian, a fictional character in the American comedy-drama television series Scrubs
Other
- Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane (2019)
References
- Cheung, Ruthie (2011). Perfect baby names. London: Orion. ISBN 9781409114505.
- The Penguin Book Of Names For Australian Babies. Penguin Random House. 2005.
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