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Dora

American  
[dawr-uh, dohr-uh] / ˈdɔr ə, ˈdoʊr ə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”


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If you’re consistent with your goals, the more Dora the Explorer–style adventures your bird can go on.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Dora Pekec, a spokesperson for the mayor's office, told the BBC a permit was filed in early June to close roads around Madison Square Garden from 2 to 4 July.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Ornaments dangling in a shop window cast oblong shadows in a 2013 picture that’s almost surreal, echoing Man Ray and Dora Maar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

Marinakis has close family ties to HOC President Isidoros Kouvelos, and was best man at his wedding to former Athens mayor Dora Bakoyannis, the sister of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

The next day, after what surely had been a difficult night, Dora Root wrote to Burnham to thank him for the tour and to attempt to convey the complexity of her feelings.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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