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Forename Dorcas

All around the world, Dorcas (Dorcas Nigeria Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya Ghana Tanzania, 多卡斯) is a widespread girly first name. The first name Dorcas is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a common girly name, Ghana, where it is quite a common girly name, and Nigeria (explore the name in all countries). Very seldom, Dorcas is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fishDorcas is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Dorcas

name Дорцас, name Dorcàs, name Dórcas, name Dorcas, name Tabitha
VARIANTCOUNTRY
Dorcas Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria

First names said to be same

Dorcàs, Dórcas, Tabitha, and Дорцас

First name Dorcas in the context

Dorcas is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dorcas , the biblical character, raising of Tabitha and Dorcas Meadowes , character in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Notable namesakes

dorcas martin English translator and bookseller (b. 1536) link
dorcas hoar Salem witch trial accusee (b. 1634) link
dorcas plumb (1633-1725) (b. 1635) link
dorcas chester 5 Nov 1637 Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA - 16 Feb 1713 (b. 1637) link
dorcas sherman (1652-1700) (b. 1652) link
picture of dorcas blackwood, 1st baroness dufferin and claneboye dorcas blackwood, 1st baroness dufferin and claneboye dorcas blackwood, 1st baroness dufferin and claneboye Irish noble (b. 1726) link
dorcas gayer starbuck (b. 1675) link
picture of dorcas spear dorcas spear dorcas spear (1761-1814) (b. 1761) link
dorcas way 1717 - (b. 1717) link
picture of dorcas honorable dorcas honorable dorcas honorable Nantucket's last Native American, US (b. 1770) link
dorcas whiting (15 Jul 1739 - 29 Sep 1788) (b. 1739) link
dorcas filgate (born 1741) (b. 1741) link
dorcas chapin 3 Dec 1754 - 13 Jul 1841 (b. 1754) link
dorcas rickford 29 Oct 1755 Newington, NH - 24 Oct 1810 (b. 1755) link
dorcas hastings marrett (b. 1786) link