Dorado

do-RAH-do

Spanish

"golden"

Dorado Origin and Meaning

The name Dorado is a boy's name meaning "golden".

A gilded name that calls to mind the legendary lost city of El Dorado, the promise of which drew conquistadors into the rainforests and mountains of South America. But the mythical city has never been found.

Dorado is also the Spanish name for the mahi-mahi or dolphinfish, and for a constellation in the southern sky.