Comments for the name Doris

My grandmother's name, but too old-fashioned for me.

A famous bearer is actress/singer Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff on April 3, 1924.) She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1959 for "Pillow Talk".

I think Doris is very nice.

It's strange how this once-popular name is now extremely rare. Maybe it will come back someday. I think it has a nice sound to it.

I always thought that Doris meant the "same as Gold." D'or meaning gold, -is being the ending that means the same as or similar.

Even if it was popular once, it was never an elegant name.

In British rhyming slang, Doris is a mild insult on a par with 'pansy' (from Doris Day meaning gay).

This name is unique but it's still not very pretty.

This was the name of the evil robotic hat in the movie Meet the Robinsons.

Also used in Slovenia. (feminine)

I'm pretty sure Doris was a sea nymph, not a goddess. [noted -ed]

Sounds like an old lady to me. Not a very nice name for a child!

I agree. It's in the same category as Ethel, Eunice, Bertha, and grandad names like Bertram and Wilfred.

Doris is a lovely, timeless name, not so far off from Doreen or Dora, for those of you who think it too old-fashioned. I like that Doris is a short, no-frills name, and I wouldn't hesitate to bestow it on a daughter. The name given should be one that will be suitable for her entire life, and this is a good choice, and for a young person these days, it's unique without being just silly, as some of the newly thought-up names tend to be.

A famous bearer is American actress Doris Roberts (born November 4, 1925 or 1930). She is well-known for her role as Marie Barone on the sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond', winning 4 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress. She is also well-known for roles on TV series 'St. Elsewhere', 'Perfect Strangers', and 'Remington Steele'.

Apart from maybe Iris, Beatrice, and Bellatrix, I don't usually like names that end in the 's' sound, and this name is admittedly old-fashioned, but I do think the name is pretty. On the other hand, it sounds very girly to me, and by ''girly'', I don't mean ''like the name of a little girl or a teenager'', but rather an ultra-feminine name. Not that there's anything wrong with being feminine, but the image that comes to mind is a woman who always wears dresses and has curly hair and a pretty face, and who only takes interest in traditionally feminine activities. It sounds like the name of a woman who embodies the sexist idea of the ideal woman of the 1950s, quite frankly, and is desperately in need of reclaiming. Maybe this will be popular with more progressive generations one day. Sometimes names are ''resurrected'' like that.

I like the name Doris, people call it old-fashioned, but I have a 12 year old cousin called Doris.

In the Netherlands Doris is more a boys name than the name of a girl.

"Doris" was Jamie Lee Curtis's character's code name in the movie "True Lies" (Arnold Schwarzenegger's code name was "Boris").

Doris Eaton Travis (1904-2010) was an actress, Broadway performer, and Ziegfield girl.

Doris is the Greek goddess of the sea's bounty.

This name is so old.

I have a soft spot for this name because it's the name of my late great-aunt. She was such a sweet woman. I think this name is a lot better then all of the modern names today. And I love the meaning.

Also used in Croatia. [noted -ed]

In Rome there's a tombstone plaque in Latin from Ancient Rome memorialising a seven-year-old girl called Doris who died in a fire.
I didn't realise before that the name was used in Ancient Rome (maybe she was of Greek heritage).
I think Doris is rather a nice name and would like to see it make a comeback.
Old ladies were little girls once!

Ultimately comes from Doros, legendary ancestor of the Dorians, whose name is related to doro/δώρο (gift).