Doris
noun
the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
Doris
1 American
[dawr-is, dohr-, dor-]
/ ˈdɔr ɪs, ˈdoʊr-, ˈdɒr- /
noun
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Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
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a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bountiful.”
Doris
2
American
[dawr-is, dohr-, dor-]
/ ˈdɔr ɪs, ˈdoʊr-, ˈdɒr- /
noun
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an ancient region in central Greece: the earliest home of the Dorians.
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a region in SW Asia Minor, on the coast of Caria: Dorian settlements.
Doris
1
British
/ ˈdɒrɪs /
noun
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a small landlocked area north of the Gulf of Corinth. Traditionally regarded as the home of the Dorians, it was perhaps settled by some of them during their southward migration
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the coastal area of Caria in SW Asia Minor, settled by Dorians
Doris
2
British
/ ˈdɒrɪs /
noun
doris
3
British
/ ˈdɒrɪs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of doris
C20: from the girl's name Doris
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Then the camera cut to Willie Nelson singing along beside Bryan Cranston, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Francis Collins, who was then the director of the National Institutes of Health.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
In the Sacramento area, Rep. Doris Matsui is facing one of her most serious challengers in two decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Doris Fisher, who co-founded the Gap retail chain with her husband Don, has died at the age of 94.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
"Doris was a full partner in Gap Inc.'s founding and a path-breaking entrepreneur at a time when that was highly unusual for women," said Gap president and CEO Richard Dickson.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Dad and I hadn’t really spoken since my whole Dr. Doris tantrum, and I knew he was pretty much handing me a gift-wrapped chance to make things better.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
The collections made along the shore in this excursion were large and various: star-fish, volutas, sea-urchins, sea-anemones, medusae, doris; many small fishes, also, from the tide-pools, beside a number drawn in the seine.
From Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence by Agassiz, Louis
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