Dorcas

Dorcas \dor-cas, do-rc-as\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Dorcas is also used as a nicknames for boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced in English as DOWRKahS ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dorcas: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Dorcas?

Dorcas is of Aramaic origin and it is used mainly in English. Biblical name derived from the word dorkas with the meaning 'gazelle, doe, roe'. The name appeared in the Bible as the Greek translation of the Aramaic what does the name Tabitha mean rather than a name in its own right; it does not appear to have been used as a personal name in ancient Greece. Due to the biblical mention, it was adopted by early Christians, and by English Puritans later in the 16th century. In Scotland, it is sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Deòiridh. The name has been borne by a key character in the Elizabethan era stage play The Merry Devil of Edmonton (1604) and a shepherdess in the William Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale (1623). Forms of Dorcas include the English nicknames for Dorcia, the name nicknames for Dorckas, and the English short names for Dorkas. See also the related form, the Gaelic and Scottish short names for Deòiridh.

List of baby names that sound like Dorcas:

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The baby name Dorcas fun facts:

The name Dorcas in reverse order is "Sacrod".

The numerological value of the name Dorcas is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Dorcas?

Dorcas is not in the top girl names in USA.