Doris

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Darrick
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Meaning: Its source is a Greek expression meaning "Gift."

Languages: This girl's name is used in German, English, Greek and Italian.

Nicknames: Dorrie

Compound Forms: Dorann

Alternative Spellings: Dorris

Masculine Forms: Dorian and Doris

Popularity: The name Doris ranked 55th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Narrative: This name might refer to a woman from the Dorian region in central Greece.

In Greek mythology, Doris was the mother of the Nereids. These sea-nymphs were said to live in the Mediterranean, which distinguished them from the fresh-water Naiads and the ocean-going Oceanides. They had the gift of prophecy, and the ability to change shape.

The most famous of the Nereids was Thetis, mother of the Greek hero Achilles.

Miscellaneous

Doris Day (born 1924)
American actress and singer. Original name: Doris von Kappelhoff.
- 1956 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
Doris
Wife of the Greek sea god Nereus.
- The fifty beautiful Nereids (sea nymphs) were her daughters (see list of Names from Greek Mythology)

Sports

Doris Coburn
- Member of the Women''s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
Doris Hart
American tennis player.
- 1954-55 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
- 1951 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- 1950, 1952 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
- 1949 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
Doris Knechtges
- Member of the Women''s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

Doris Collins
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Young and the Restless'')
Doris Day (born 1924)
American actress and singer. Original name: Doris von Kappelhoff.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Doris
Fictional character.
- From ''''The Critic'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
Doris Singleton
- Portrayed Caroline Appleby from 1953-57 (see list of Actors on ''I Love Lucy'')

The Literary World

Doris Kearns Goodwin
American historian.
- 1995 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
Doris Lessing (born 1919)
African-born English novelist.
- Wrote African Stories (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)