Is Dora short for anything?

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Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 600 Send Message	Melvyn	Report	24 Mar 2004 16:12
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 600 Send Message	Can any one tell me if the name Dora is a shortened version of another name. Thanks in advance.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 2,036 Send Message	Trish Devon	Report	24 Mar 2004 16:16
	Hi Melvyn, It could be Doris,Dorothy,Doreen,Dorathea,my mum knew someone called Dora,but her real name was Nora,her grandmother was hard of hearing. I daresay some other good people on here will come up with more. regards trish
	Researching: Webber,Strong. ( Watchet,Minehead,Somerset)Drake,(Plymouth Devon)
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 746 Send Message	Aileen	Report	24 Mar 2004 16:19
	Isadora could be another possibility....Dora can also be a name on its own as in the actress Dora Bryan who was christened Dora Broadbent according to the net! Aileen
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 5,549 Send Message	Luciacw	Report	24 Mar 2004 17:45
	Here is the definition from behindthename : DORA f English Short form of DOROTHEA, ISIDORA or THEODORA Lucia