Doris

Greek
"gift of the ocean"

Doris Origin and Meaning

The name Doris is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of the ocean".

Doris had long been on our so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out-for-babies list, and seemed to be written there in indelible ink. But there are signs of a sea change, that Doris could profit from the revivals of Dorothy and Dorothea.

She may not look it now, but Doris was considered the paragon of grace when she was part of a group of s-ending names (Phyllis, Frances) fashionable in the 1920s, and it got another shot of life when attached to the perky Doris Day in the fifties. In classical Greek mythology, Doris is the daughter of Oceanus, god of the sea, who gave birth to fifty golden-haired sea nymphs.

# 883 in the US

Doris Rank in US Top 1000

# 809 on Nameberry

Doris Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Doris Popularity

Famous People Named Doris

  • Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff "Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff"
    American actress and singer
  • Doris May Lessing
    British novel
  • Doris May Roberts
    American actress
  • Doris Kearns Goodwin
    American historian and biographer
  • Nicole Mourelatos "Doris Cellar"
    American singer of band Freelance Whales
  • Doris Elaine Troy
    American R&B singer
  • Doris Hart
    American tennis player
  • Doris Duke
    American tobacco heiress
  • Doris Okada Matsui
    U.S. Congresswoman from California
  • Hessy Doris Lloyd "Doris Lloyd"
    English actress
  • Doris Leuthard
    VP of Switzerland
  • Doris Bures
    President of the National Council of Austria
  • Doris Poppet Deakin
    sister to Louis Tomlinson of band One Direction
  • Valerie Doris Gresham
    daughter of singer Solomon Burke

Doris in Pop Culture

  • Doris Thatcher
    character in movie "Hot Fuzz"
  • Doris Vinyard
    character from movie "American History X"
  • Doris Lydon
    character from TV series "American Gothic"
  • Doris Zander
    character from "Ouija"
  • Doris Walker
    character in 1947's "Miracle on 34th Street"
  • Doris Miller
    later Grove, character on Mr. Selfridge
  • Doris Elward
    character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
  • Doris
    Oompa Loompa from movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
  • Doris
    tour bus in film "Almost Famous"
  • Doris
    the evil bowler hat from Disney's "Meet the Robinsons"
  • Doris
    2013 album by Earl Sweatshirt