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Dora

English translation/equivalent: Dora

Origin: Diminutive of names that begin with Dora-, such as Doralice or Dorotea, or that terminate in -dora, like Teodora, Isidora, or Diodora. Some sources indicate Dora as a derivative of the Greek doron "gift."

Name Day/Onomastico: April 1—in memory of St. Dora.

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