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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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Peter had a 35-year career in children's books and also illustrated characters including Fireman Sam, Postman Pat, Dora the Explorer and Barbie.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 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

But from his home near London's Richmond Park - which he shares with his partner Stephanie Mendoros, his daughters, and their rescue dog, Dora - Gandy tells me he guards his privacy fiercely.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

I see Dora and Pop standing side by side.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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