Dorene

Dorene: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “gift”
Origin: Greek
Say it: doh-REEN · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually treated as a variant of Doreen or an elaboration of Dora, ultimately from Greek doron 'gift'.

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How popular is Dorene?

20240 per million US babies

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Babies named Dorene in 20240

Peak year1958

Total US babies since 18807,925

Dorene was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Dorene

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Doreengift · Irish
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Dorene questions

What does the name Dorene mean?

Dorene means "gift". It comes from Greek. Usually treated as a variant of Doreen or an elaboration of Dora, ultimately from Greek doron 'gift'.

Is Dorene a boy or girl name?

Dorene is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dorene?

Dorene was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1958.

How do you pronounce Dorene?

Dorene is usually pronounced doh-REEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.