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Doraine
How to Pronounce Doraine
Pronounced doh-RAYN /dɔˈreɪn/Low
Meaning: Doraine joins Dora, a short form of names like Dorothy and Theodora from the Greek doron, 'gift,' to the -raine ending popular through Loraine and Charmaine. It reads as an elaborated Dora rather than a traditional name, keeping the 'gift' sense of its root.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Doraine takes Dora, from the Greek doron, 'gift,' and adds the stylish -raine ending that Loraine made fashionable. The result is a made American name of the mid-century, its core meaning inherited from Dora.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-sixties. A girl named Doraine then is in her early sixties today, from the era of -raine and -maine endings.
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What does the name Doraine mean?
It is an American elaboration of Dora (Greek, 'gift') with the fashionable -raine ending seen in Loraine.
How do you pronounce Doraine?
It is said doh-RAYN /dɔˈreɪn/ - two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Doraine a boy or girl name?
Doraine is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Doraine?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-sixties.