Dore
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Dore
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
* As an English surname, from the noun dore (“kind of bumblebee”).
* Also as an English surname, from the placename Dorr in Derbyshire or Herefordshire; see Dorr. Sometimes influenced or directly from the noun door.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Doghair (“descendant of Doghar”), a byname meaning "sadness" (compare dubhghrá, from dubh + grá).
* As a French surname, from Old French doré (“golden”). Compare Dorais.
* As a Hungarian surname, from the adjective dőre (“stupid, useless”).
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Isidore.
- A surname.
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3181).
- A river in Herefordshire, England, which joins the River Monnow near Monmouth Cap; in full, the River Dore.
Talk about this word "Dore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Dore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dore "Dore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dore.Cite this
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title = {Dore},
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