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

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 35-year-old prop had started 18 of France's past 20 Six Nations games, but in Dorian Aldegheri, Galthie has a reasonably experienced replacement.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Dorian Aldegheri will start at tight-head prop with Uini Atonio forced to retire after suffering a heart-attack last week, as Regis Montagne starts on the bench.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Jarred Vanderbilt, who Redick said is back to playing like his pre-injury self, could be the type of point-of-attack defender the Lakers need after losing Dorian Finney-Smith.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

Dorian growled as Chaol switched to the offensive, and conceded step after step, his thighs aching.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas