Dorian
Possibly from the Dorians, an ancient Greek tribe, or from Greek dōron meaning "gift".
Meaning and origin
Dorian was popularized by Oscar Wilde, who used it for the protagonist of his 1891 novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", a story about a man whose portrait ages while he remains eternally young.
How to pronounce Dorian
| English (US) | DOR-ee-un /ˈdɔːriən/ |
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