Doris

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdɒɹɪs/

Proper noun

Greek Britain slang

Japanese Meaning

ギリシャ神話におけるオーシャンスの娘で、ネレウスと結婚し、五十人の海の妖精（ネレイド）を産んだ人物 / 古代ドーリア人が住んでいたとされる小アジアの地域

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

オーケアノスの娘で、ネレウスと結婚して五十人の海の精（ネレイデス）を産んだ彼女は、夜明けに岩だらけの崖を登って、娘たちが舞うと言われる海を見つめた。

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Sense（1）

(Greek mythology) The daughter of Oceanus, who married Nereus and bore fifty sea-nymphs or nereids.

And snowy neckd Doris, and milkewhite Galathæa.

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Sense（2）

A region of Asia Minor inhabited by the ancient Dorians.

Sense（3）

(astronomy) 48 Doris, a main belt asteroid.

Sense（4）

A female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.

"My Doris—may I call you that, dearest?"

"Call me Sappho, call me Chloris, call me Lalage, or Doris—only call me thine," I should have answered, if it had not been a little too sentimental.… I am afraid I omitted to state, in the proper place, that Doris is a name which has descended through a dozen generations of our family, that it belongs to myself as well as to my niece […]

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Sense（5）

A surname.

Sense（6）

(Britain, slang) One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.

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