MedoromCarolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre Used by the poet Ariosto in his 16th-century epic Orlando Furioso, where it belongs to a Saracen or Moorish knight who falls in love with the princess Angelica.
MegistodorosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
MelidorfArthurian Cycle The daughter of Earl Sere, a nobleman who went to war with Arthur’s Sir Degrevant.... [more]
MetrodorosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek μητρος (metros), which is the genitive of Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother". The second element is derived from Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."
MidorihikomJapanese From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
MidorihimefJapanese From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MidorikafJapanese From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MidorikofJapanese This is, essentially, a combination of Midori and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child." For the first element, it can alternatively be written as 翠, which has the same meaning as 緑, or phonetically as みどり/ミドリ.... [more]
MidorinofJapanese From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other kanji combinations are possible.
MidorinosukemJapanese From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mindort-batonimGeorgian Mythology Meaning uncertain. Mindort-Batoni was the god of valleys, fields, and wild flowers in Georgian mythology. He is also the father of Mindort-brdzanebeli, the goddess of flowers.
Mindort-brdzanebelifGeorgian Mythology Meaning unknown. Mindort-Brdzanebeli was the Georgian goddess of flowers and daughter of Mindort-batoni. She was believed to flutter over plants and live off of pollen.
MucedorusmTheatre Possibly a variant of Musidorus (compare Musidora). In theatre, Mucedorus is the eponymous character of an anonymous Elizabethan romantic comedy: A Most pleasant Comedie of Mucedorus the Kings Sonne of Valentia, and Amadine the Kinges daughter of Aragon, commonly called Mucedorus, first performed around 1590 and regularly revived until the Restoration... [more]
MusidorafLiterature Apparently a feminine form of Musidorus, which was perhaps coined by the poet Sir Philip Sidney in the late 16th century for use in his poem 'Arcadia'. Allegedly it is intended to mean "gift of the Muses" from Greek Μοῦσα (Mousa) "Muse", literally "muse, music, song" (compare Musaeus), and the popular name suffix δωρα (dora) "giving" or "gift"... [more]
Myagmardorjm & fMongolian From Mongolian мягмар (myagmar) meaning "Tuesday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
NadormArthurian Cycle A knight defeated, with his cousin Daton, by Claris and Laris after he besieged Queen Blanche.
NicodorusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Nikodoros. A known bearer of this name was Nicodorus of Mantineia, an ancient Greek statesman from the 5th century BC.
NikodorosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
NyamdorjmMongolian From Mongolian ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
NymphadorafLiterature Variant of Nymphodora used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to a minor character, a Metamorphmagus who despises her name.
NymphodorusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Νυμφόδωρος (Nymphodoros), derived from νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife" and δωρον (doron) "gift".
OrchaldormLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Orchaldor was a noble, son of Hatholdir a descendant of the House of Hador and a close personal friend of Tar-Meneldur. He married Ailinel the elder daughter of Tar-Meneldur and sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]
PaladoremArthurian Cycle A lover of Morgan le Fay slain by Arthur, causing a rift between Arthur and Morgan.
PandoreafEnglish (Australian) A genus of climbing vines native to Australasia. Named after Pandora from Greek mythology, because the plant's tightly packed seed pod recalls the myth of "Pandora's box".
PhilidoremEnglish, French, Literature Philidore likely meaning "gift of love", from the Greek philos (φιλος) meaning "friend, lover" and doron (δωρον) meaning "gift".... [more]
PoseidorosmAncient Greek Means "gift of Poseidon", derived from the name of the Greek god Poseidon combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
PythodoridafAncient Greek, History Feminine form of the Greek masculine name Πυθοδωρίδης (Pythodorides), which means "son of Pythodoros", as it consists of the name Pythodoros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
PythodorisfAncient Greek, History Feminine form of Pythodoros. This was the name of a Roman client ruler of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace, who reigned from 38 AD to 46 AD.
SadormEthiopian, Literature Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet.... [more]
SadorafEthiopian, English (American) Sador is the Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet. Adding an "a" at the end feminizes it.... [more]
SamidorifJapanese From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" or 小 (sa) meaning "little, small" combined with 翠, 緑 (midori) meaning "green" or 碧 (midori) meaning "blue, green"... [more]
ŠandormCroatian (Rare) Croatian form of Sándor. A famous bearer was Croatian writer Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854-1935).
SandormLiterature The name of a character in George R.R. Martin's novels A Song of Ice and Fire. Presented without the accent commonly used in the Hungarian spelling, but likely derived from the same. Most likely a form of Alexander, meaning "defender of man."
SplendorafMedieval English, Italian Medieval English name (found in a Curia Regis Roll item dated 1213), derived from Latin splendor meaning "brilliance, brightness, lustre, distinction". (It was listed in 'A Dictionary of English Surnames' by Dr Reaney, who noted: 'In the Middle Ages there was a fashion for fanciful feminine names, few of which have survived, or given rise to surnames.') This is also the name a small town in the U.S. state of Texas.
TeodoremMedieval Georgian, Georgian (Rare) Medieval Georgian form of Theodoros (see Theodore), which is still in use today, but rarely so. It has largely been replaced by the newer form Tedore, which is now quite common in Georgia.... [more]
TevdoremGeorgian Mythology, Georgian Meaning unknown. In Georgian mythology, this was the name of the god of agriculture and horses, whose name and person became associated with saint Theodore of Amasea after the christianization of Georgia... [more]
TheodorakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Theodoros, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
TheodoretosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective θεοδώρητος (theodoretos) meaning "given by God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" and the Greek adjective δωρητός (doretos) meaning "open to gifts".
TheodoridasmAncient Greek Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Theodorides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
ThéodortmLouisiana Creole Elaboration from Théodore, with "dort" who means sleep in French. A influencer got this names "Theodort" who got creole origins.
TheudorosmAncient Greek Doric Greek form of Theodoros (see Theodore), because it contains θεύς (theus), which is the Doric Greek form of θεός (theos) meaning "god".
Tsagaandorzhm & fMongolian From Mongolian цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white, fair" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra", deriving from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).
TserendorjmMongolian Derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity" combined with རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo je) meaning "diamond" or "Vajra" (a mace or symbol used in Buddhist ritual).
TsyrendorzhomBuryat Derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning “long life, longevity” combined with རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) meaning “diamond”.
XenodorosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
ZenodorosmAncient Greek Means "gift of Zeus", derived from Greek Zeno (a prefix form of the name of Zeus) combined with Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."