Dorian

¹ American  

[dawr-ee-uhn, dohr-] / ˈdɔr i ən, ˈdoʊr- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Greek region of Doris or to the Dorians.

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noun

1. a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.

Dorian ² American  

[dawr-ee-uhn, dohr-] / ˈdɔr i ən, ˈdoʊr- /

noun

1. a male or female given name.

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Dorian British  

/ ˈdɔːrɪən /

noun

1. a member of a Hellenic people who invaded Greece around 1100 _bc , overthrew the Mycenaean civilization, and settled chiefly in the Peloponnese

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adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Doric

2. music of or relating to a mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from D to D See also Hypo-

Etymology

Origin of Dorian

1595–1605; < Latin Dōri ( us ) (< Greek Dṓrios Dorian) + -an

Example Sentences

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Dorian

The proposed regulations unveiled this week “really clarifies a lot of what employers were waiting for,” said Dorian Smith, leader of Mercer’s law and policy practice.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

“It’s been weird, because I’ve got older, and he sort of stayed the same, like the Dorian Gray picture,” says Keith Scholey, one of the film’s directors, of the 100-year-old broadcasting legend and naturalist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

"They've built relationships with their fans from being really authentic," Dorian adds.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

The circular concept also works with numbers that loop like time on a clock, explained Dorian Goldfeld, a Columbia University mathematics professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

The yin fixes the yang, the image restores the original: with DNA, as with Dorian Gray, the prototype is constantly reinvigorated by its portrait.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee