Dora
Female#113 most common in Croatia8,708 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Gift of God; short form of Dorotea
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Dora
A short form of Dorotea, from Greek meaning 'gift of God'. It gained renewed popularity in Croatia in recent decades.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- February 6
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2025 · 199 births · #14 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
8,708 people in Croatia are called Dora, according to the 2021 census. That is #113 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Dora is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Dora
- Dora Pejačević — Composer, one of the first Croatian symphonists
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.