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Dorian

DOR-ee-uhn

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Stable

✦ Meaning

“From the ancient Dorian Greeks, suggesting nobility and classical refinement. Immortalized in Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' as the epitome of timeless beauty.”

Popularity Over Time

Dorian US popularity rank over timeRank 4746 in 1923 to rank 398 in 2000. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#398#2572#4746191519401960198020002024

Currently ranked #539 in the United States.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

3

Nicknames

DoryDori

Style

RomanticElegantLiteraryTimelessClassic

Famous Bearers

  • Dorian Gray (literary)
  • Dorian Pavus (Dragon Age)

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names →

Similar Names

Leander

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Adrian

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Dimitri

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Cedric

Literary Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across European and Mediterranean cultures

People Also Ask

From the ancient Dorian Greeks, suggesting nobility and classical refinement. Immortalized in Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' as the epitome of timeless beauty.

Dorian is currently ranked #539 in the United States. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Dorian include Dory, Dori.

Names that pair beautifully with Dorian include Rosalind, Cordelia, Imogen, Leander, Florian.