First names in Hebrew

First name Dora: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דורה

Gematria value: 215

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dora is written דורה

Meaning and origin

What does Dora mean?

Meaning: "gift" (short form of Dorothy or Theodora)
Origin: Greek

Dora is the short form of Dorothy or Theodora, two names built on the Greek doron, “gift”. Short and old, it was much given around 1900, and it has come back.

Gematria

Dora = 215

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דורה has 4 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total215

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Dora, from ד to ה:

דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃

“Worry in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.”

Proverbs 12:25

The book of your first name

Dora, in nine pages

• Dora, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Dora
• Dora, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Dora in three answers

How do you write Dora in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dora is written דורה.

What is the gematria value of Dora?
Written דורה, Dora is worth 215: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Dora mean?
Gift" (short form of Dorothy or Theodora) (origin: Greek). Dora is the short form of Dorothy or Theodora, two names built on the Greek doron, “gift”. Short and old, it was much given around 1900, and it has come back.