Doris Explained
Doris may refer to:
People
Given name
Surname
Animals
Places
- Doris (Asia Minor), a region of Asia Minor inhabited by Dorians
- Doris (Greece), a region in central Greece in which the Dorians had their traditional homeland
- Doris, Iowa, United States
- 48 Doris, an asteroid discovered in 1857, traditionally classified as a minor planet
Ships and seafaring
- Doris (sailing yacht), an America's Cup type racing yacht built in 1905
- French submarine Doris, three submarines of the French navy
- , various ships of the British Royal Navy
- , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
- , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
- USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.
- In French, a dory is un doris (plural in English: dories).
Music
Other uses
- DORIS (geodesy), a French system used for satellite orbit positioning
- Doris, or DOR-15, a robotic bowler hat and main antagonist of Meet the Robinsons
- Doris the waitress, a character in the 1993 American fantasy comedy Groundhog Day
- Hello, My Name Is Doris, a 2015 American film
- Storm Doris, a windstorm in northwestern Europe in February 2017
- Doris (mythology) of Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
- Doris, fictional character in the Canadian television series Caillou and the mother of the titular character
See also