Dore

See also: dore, doré, dorë, dőre, døre, and Doré

English

Etymology

• 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 dubhghràdh, from dubh + gràdh).
• As a French surname, from Old French doré (“golden”). Compare Dorais.
• As a Hungarian surname, from the adjective dőre (“stupid, useless”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Proper noun

Dore

1. A diminutive of the male given name Isidore.
2. A surname.
3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3181).
4. The River Dore, a river in Herefordshire, England, which joins the River Monnow near Monmouth Cap.

Derived terms

• Abbey Dore

See also

• Monts Dore

Anagrams

• EDRO, Oder, dero, doer, orde, redo, rode, roed