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Dorice
How to Pronounce Dorice
Pronounced DOR-eess /ΛdΙΛriΛs/Medium
Meaning: Dorice is a spelling variant of Doris, a Greek name meaning 'Dorian woman' β a woman of the Dorian people β and borne in myth by a sea-nymph, daughter of Ocean, which lends it a 'of the sea' association. The -ice spelling is an early-twentieth-century refashioning; the meaning follows Doris.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Dorice is a variant of Doris, revived from Greek in the nineteenth century and hugely fashionable by the 1920s. The name honors the Dorian people and the mythical sea-nymph Doris, and this respelled form rode the coattails of Doris's popularity.
Dorice itself stayed rare, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year around 1958 while plain Doris soared. A Dorice from that era belongs to a grandmother's generation now, and the spelling reads as a personal twist on a once-common classic.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Dorice mean?
It's a variant of Doris, a Greek name meaning 'Dorian woman', with a sea-nymph link.
How do you pronounce Dorice?
It's said DOR-eess /ΛdΙΛriΛs/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Dorice a boy or girl name?
Dorice is used as a girl's name.
Is Dorice a popular name?
No, this spelling was always rare, a variant of Doris seen only faintly through the mid twentieth century.