Comments for the name Dorian

This is a Greek name by origin. The Dorians were a nomadic tribe that sacked Athens and later settled in Sparta. The name means something along the lines of "from the sea". It is also the name of a musical mode that is rooted in Greek music. It is a Greek name not an English one.

It IS English, because while it's origins are Greek, it's not a real Greek name. Oscar Wilde created it, deriving it from a Greek word, so it's an English coinage.

I love this name. And Oscar Wilde. Heheheh. Seriously though, I would name my kid that, if I ever had a kid. But I'll settle for naming a character in a story - it's almost as good I guess.

My research found this name to be from the tribe the Dorians, who existed around the time of the Ionians, which means from the sea. The name means "Golden" or of Gold in Greek. The Dorians where a warring Greek tribe that conquered a region that spanned as far west as France from modern day Greece.

I found on another site that Dorian wasn't entered, but a similar name - Doran, I believe - was, and it meant "stranger". I think that's something close to what this means - another similar name means "wanderer". The name is very close personally to Oscar Wilde, who invented it, and I think it is meant to mean that. Dorian is a very ambiguous character in the book. His last name, "Gray", suggests as much also.

It can also be a female name, like Dorian Leigh, the world's first supermodel.

Dorian is a nice sounding name for a boy. I saw it listed as a Greek name meaning from the sea.

This is one of my favorites for a boy, although a girlfriend of mine is named Dorian.

This is such a nice name. Wow. I love the sound of it. I don't know what it is with me and boy's names that end in "-ian". But I always like them.

Dorian is a wonderful name in my opinion. It is rich in Ancient history. It also has a wonderful sound to it as well. This is a favorite of mine.

I believe this name is Greek meaning "A Gift".

I think the name Doris is related to this name, but I haven't done any research on it.

This name is too soft for a boy. This reminds me of a boy who would be puny and sickly. However, I think it's very pretty for a girl.

I knew a girl named Dorian. I think it works for both genders.

Wow, this is a real name? I think I named an elf this once, heh. Nice but not really my style.

Whenever I hear the name Dorian, I think of Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde's novel. I loathe the character Dorian Gray with a passion. He is a shallow, narcisist, murderer. I would have no greater pleasure than in throwing him from a tall building into a lake filled with starving pirana. This name has been ruined for me. Thank you, Oscar Wilde!

I like this name. Despite the character it represents in the Oscar Wilde novel it makes me think of someone caring and strong.

Dorian is also the name of a musical mode.

Dr. John "J. D." Dorian, the main character on the TV show "Scrubs".

Frankly, I don't find this name particularly masculine. Not only masculine names end in -an, after all. The names Lilian and Vivian are feminine, and I think Morgan also sounds more like a feminine than as masculine name nowadays. Dora, Doris, Dorcas, Doreen, and the likes are feminine, so the beginning sounds feminine, and the ''ria'' certainly does too. However, I do prefer Doria for a girl, hands down. I'd never use the name because of the Oscar Wilde association. I haven't read a single play by the man, and don't want ot either, as I dislike him with a passion.

Dorian sounds like a gay name. A child named Dorian would be teased.

It's a variant of Doran. The variation apparently arose in the County Donegal area of Ireland. There's records of people having the name long before Oscar Wilde's novel, though, most of them have it as a surname, not as a personal name.

Also, because both names (Dorian and Doran) are Irish, it's almost certain that Oscar Wilde had encountered people with the name/surname "Dorian", seeing as he, himself, was Irish. There's a chance he was the first person to use Dorian as a personal name, but he did not make it up, and it is not Greek. You can read the meaning behind "Doran" on this very site.

Dorian to me sounds mysterious and intriguing. But I would not name a girl Dorian. It's clearly a man's name. Dorianne is a girl's name.

Dorian means "gift from the sea".

I cannot imagine this on a girl, but I still imagine Dorian as a girly man.

As much as I love this name, I have to wonder how many people who give their child this name have actually read Wilde's novel. I'll save it for a character in a book.

American rower Dorian Weber (born 1982 in Manhasset, New York).

Dorian Red Gloria is the main character's real name in Yasuko Aoike's manga "From Eroica with Love".

This name is also used in The Netherlands, where it is quite rare: in 2010, there were a little under 200 bearers in the whole country. The Dutch pronunciation is: DO-ree-ahn.

A known Dutch bearer of this name is professional windsurfer Dorian van Rijsselberghe (b. 1988), who won gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

It sounds nice at first, but one must realize that Dorian Gray was a jerk who committed plenty of evil acts and tried to get away with it just because he was attractive. It's not really a good name for your son. Sorry.