Doris (given name) explained

Doris
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	Dorian woman, gift
Language:	Greek
Related Names:	Dorice, Dorise, Dorris, Dorys, Doryse, Dorrys

Doris is a predominantly feminine given name of Greek origin meaning Dorian woman. The name of the ethnic group is said to be derived from the name of the mythical founder Dorus, taken from Greek dōron, meaning gift. Doris was a sea goddess, wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids in Greek mythology.^[1]

Usage

As a feminine name, Doris was most popular in the Anglosphere in the late 19th century and early 20th century.^[1] It has also been particularly well used in German-speaking countries. The name is also in rare use as a male name. Doris and its spelling variant Dorris is also in use as a surname with different origins than the female given name.

Given name

Women

Doris, mother of Antipater (son of Herod I)
Doris of Locri, wife of Sicilian tyrant Dionysus I of Syracuse and mother of Dionysus II of Syracuse
Doris Abele (1957–2021), German Antarctic marine biologist based at the Alfred Wegener Institute
Doris Abeßer (1935–2016), German actress and radio personality
Doris Abrahams (1921–2009), American theater producer
Doris E. Abramson (died 2008), American professor, writer, editor, and bookstore proprietor
Doris Achelwilm (born 1976), German journalist and politician
Louise Doris Adams (1889–1965), British mathematics educator and school inspector
Doris Ahnen, German politician
Doris Akers (1923–1995), American gospel music singer and composer
Doris Akol (born 1970), Ugandan lawyer and administrator
Doris Allen, American singer
Doris Jean Allen (1936–1999), American politician
Doris Twitchell Allen (1901–2002), American psychologist and founder of Children's International Summer Villages
Doris Anderson (1921–2007), Canadian author, journalist, and women's rights activist
Doris Anderson (1897–1971), American screenwriter
Doris Hilda Anderson (1921–2007), Canadian author, journalist, and women's rights activist
Doris Margaret Anderson (1922–2022), Canadian nutritionist and politician
Doris Andoni (born 1961), Albanian architect and housing policy expert
Doris Angleton (1951–1997), American socialite and murder victim
Doris Anyango (born 1993), Kenyan footballer
Doris Arnold (1904–1969), British BBC Radio presenter and producer and pianist
Doris Jean Austin (1949–1994), American author and journalist
Doris Baaten (born 1956), Dutch voice actress
Doris Bačić (born 1995), Croatian professional footballer
Doris Bardsley (1895–1968), British-born Australian nurse
Doris Barr (1921–2009), American baseball player
Doris Bartholomew (born 1930), American linguist
Doris Batter (1929–2002), British sprinter and Olympian
Doris Beale (1889–1971), British military nurse and nursing administrator
Doris Beck (1929–2020), American politician
Doris Beeby (1894–1948), Australian trade unionist
Doris Beeston (1897–1940), Australian kindergarten teacher
Doris Belack (1926–2011), American actress
Doris Marie Bender (1911–1991), American social worker
Doris Benegas (1951–2016), Spanish lawyer and politician
Doris Bensimon (1924–2009), Austrian-born French sociologist and academic
Doris Bentley (1897–1990), American stage actress and dancer known by the stage namr Dorsha Hayes
Doris Bergen (born 1960), Canadian academic and Holocaust historian
Doris Yankelewitz Berger (1934–2016), Costa Rican artist, politician, political activist, member of the National Liberation Party (PLN), and First Lady of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986
Doris Betts (1932–2012), American author
Doris Bigornia (born 1966), Filipina journalist
Doris Birdsall (1915–2008), British politician
Doris Bisang (born 1951), Swiss track and field athlete and Olympian
Doris Bither, American woman who was the subject of a paranormal investigation in 1974
Doris Blackburn (1889–1970), Australian social reformer and politician
Winifred Doris Blackwell (1891–1983), Australian memoirist
Doris Blair (1915–2011), British artist
Doris Blake (1911–1983), British gymnast and Olympian
Doris Holmes Blake (1892–1978), American entomologist and scientific illustrator
Doris Blanc (1926–2010), Swiss figure skater and Olympian
Doris Bloom (born 1954), South African painter
Doris Boaduwaa, Ghanaian professional footballer
Doris Bohrer (1923–2016), American intelligence operative
Doris Booth (1895–1970), Australian nurse and goldminer
Doris Boulton-Maude (1892–1961), British artist, notable as a wood engraver, etcher and for her colour woodcut prints
Doris Boyd (1888–1960), Australian artist, painter and ceramicist
Doris Bozimo (born 1942), Nigerian librarian, academician and administrator
Doris Crump Bradshaw (1896–1994), American librarian
Doris Brett (born 1950), Australian writer and clinical psychologist
Doris Sophia Brodi (born 1960), Malaysian politician
Doris Brougham (1926–2024), American-born Taiwanese educator and Christian missionary
Doris Jocelyn Brown (1898–1971), Australian writer, landscape designer, and artist
Doris P. Buck (1898–1980), American science fiction author
Doris Buffett (1928–2020), American heiress and philanthropist
Doris Bunte (1933–2021), American politician
Doris Bures (born 1962), Austrian politician
Doris Burke (born 1965), American basketball player and broadcaster
Doris "Doe" Burn (1923–2011), American children's author and illustrator
Doris I. Byrne (1905–1975), American lawyer and politician
Doris Caesar (1892–1971), American sculptor best known for her portrayals of the nude female body
Doris Emerson Chapman (1903–1990), British artist and prehistorian
Doris Callebaut (born 1952), Indonesian actress and model
Doris Calloway (1923–2001), American nutritionist
Doris Campbell, Austrian cross-country skier and Paralympian
Doris Mary Cannell (1913–2000), English educator and historian
Doris Carter (1912–1999), Australian military officer, public servant, track and field athlete and Olympian
Doris Carver (born 1946), American computer scientist, software engineer and academic
Doris Castle (1942–1998), American civil rights activist
Doris Castlerosse (1900–1942), English socialite
Doris Cellar (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
Doris Davis Centini (1931–2001), American food scientist and home economist
Doris Chambers (1884–1983), English amateur golfer
Doris Changeywo (born 1984), Kenyan professional long-distance writer
Doris Totten Chase (1923–2008), American painter, teacher, and sculptor
Doris Hargrett Clack (1928–1995), American librarian and academic
Doris Mable Cochran (1898–1968), American herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for many years
Doris Cohen, American mathematician and aerodynamicist
Doris Cole (born 1938), American architect and author
Doris Coley (1941–2000), American musician
Doris Bell Collier (1897–1987), British physician and writer who used the pseudonym Josephine Bell
Doris Collins (1918–2003), British spiritualist and psychic medium
Doris Cook (born 1931), American former baseball player
Doris Morley "Dora" Cosens (1894–1945), British architect
Doris Crane (1911–1999), British sculptor
Doris Crouse-Mays (born 1958), American labor leader)
Doris Malkin Curtis (1914–1991), American paleontologist, stratigrapher, and geologist
Doris Dana (1920–2006), American writer and translator
Doris Daou (born 1964), Lebanese-born Canadian astronomer
Doris Darlington (died 1998), Jamaican producer
Doris Dartey (died 2020), Ghanaian educator and journalist
Doris Davenport (1917–1980), American actress
Doris Davenport (born 1949), American writer, educator, and literary and performance poet
Doris A. Davis (born c. 1935), American politician
Doris Dawson (1905–1986), American film actress
Doris Elinor Day (1872–1966), British archer
Doris Day (1922–2019), stage name of Doris Kappelhoff, American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate
Doris Deane (1901–1974), American actress
Doris Debenjak (née Krisch) (1936–2013), Slovene and Gottschee German linguist and translator
Doris de Agostini (1958–2020), Swiss alpine skier and Olympian
Doris de Jong (1902–1991), Dutch fencer and Olympian
Doris de Pont (born 1954), New Zealand fashion designer
Doris Derby (1939–2022), American activist and documentary photographer
Doris Dlakude (born 1969), South African politician
Doris A. Dirks, Canadian activist, instructor, and author
Doris Miles Disney (1907–1976), American mystery writer
Doris Dörrie (born 1955), German film director, producer, and author
Doris Doscher (1882–1970), American actress and model
Doris Dowling (1923–2004), American film, stage, and television actress
Doris Downes (born 1961), American botanical artist, painter of natural history, and a writer for the Environmental Governance Institute
Doris Dragović (born 1961), Yugoslav-Croatian pop singer
Doris Drought (1899–1976), American film editor and script supervisor
Doris Dudley (1917–1985), American actress and real estate developer
Doris Dungey (1961–2008), American blogger
Doris Duke (1912–1993), American heiress, socialite, horticulturalist, and philanthropist
Doris Duke (soul singer) (1941–2019), American gospel and soul singer
Doris Duranti (1917–1995), Italian film actress
Miriam Dorothy "Doris" Durlacher (1870–1942), Australian nurse and midwife
Doris Eckert (1915–2005), German hurdler and Olympian
Doris Egbring-Kahn (1926–2016), German actress
Doris Emdin (1905–1967), English international table tennis player
Doris Egan (born 1955), American screenwriter, producer, and writer
Sister Doris Engelhard, German brewmaster and Catholic nun
Doris Felderhoff, American former basketball player
Doris Marjorie Fielding (1892–1956), British stage and film actress
Doris Fiala (born 1957), Swiss politician
Doris Fischer-Colbrie, American ceramic artist and former mathematician
Doris Fisher (1915–2003), American songwriter
Doris Fisher, Baroness Fisher of Rednal (1919–2005), British politician
Doris Lee Feigenbaum Fisher (born 1931), American billionaire businesswoman
Doris Fitton (1897–1985), Australian actress, director, and producer
Doris Fleeson (1901–1970), American journalist and newspaper columnist
Doris Fleischman (1891–1980), American writer, public relations executive, and feminist activist
Doris Kathleen Flinn (1892–1977), English sculptor
Doris Flores-Brooks, Guamanian accountant, former bank executive and politician
Doris Frankel (1909–1994), American playwright, poet, radio show writer, and television show writer
Doris Freedman (1928–1981), American arts activist and administrator
Doris Fuchs (born 1938), American gymnast and Olympian
Doris Fuchs (born 1966), German political scientist and academic
Doris Fuller (died 1962), American competitive bridge player and teacher
Doris Pilkington Garimara (1937–2014), Australian author
Doris Gates (1901–1987), American writer of realistic children's fiction
Doris Gentile (1894–1972), Australian novelist and short story writer
Doris Gercke (born 1937), German writer of crime thrillers
Doris Gibson (1910–2008), Peruvian magazine writer and publisher
Doris Gilbert (1914–1993), American screenwriter and television writer
Doris Giller (1931–1993), Canadian journalist
Doris Gluth (born 1955), German middle distance runner and Olympian
Doris Goddard (1930–2019), German model, a copywriter, journalist and photographer
Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli (born 1933), Swiss former backstroke swimmer and Olympian
Doris Goodale (1949–2020), American politician
Doris Ann Goodchild (1906–1999), British lecturer, writer, artist, illustrator and charity fundraise
Doris Gordon (1890–1956), New Zealand doctor, university lecturer, obstetrician and women's health reformer
Doris Graber (1923–2018), American political scientist
Doris Grant (née Cruikshank) (1905–2003), British nutritionist and food writer
Doris Grau (1924–1995), American actress and script supervisor
Doris Gregory (1921–2023), Canadian author and activist
Doris M. Green (1904–1999), British philatelist
Doris Grimes (1909–1987), British diver and Olympian
Doris "Dodo" Große (1884–?), German artists' model
Doris Grove, American world record breaking glider pilot, flight instructor, and a member of the U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame
Doris Grumbach (1918–2022), American novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist
Doris Gunnarsson (born 1945), Swedish journalist and politician
Doris Günther (born 1978), Austrian snowboarder and Olympian
Doris Gutiérrez (born 1947), Honduran lawyer and politician
Doris Haas (born 1964), German former archer and Olympian
Ethel Doris "Granny D" Haddock (née Rollins) (1910–2010), American political activist
Doris Hanson (1925–2006), American realtor, politician, and public administrator
Doris Harcourt (1900–1981), English socialite
Doris Hare (1905–2000), British actress, comedian, singer, and dancer
Doris Harrington, former American baseball player
Doris Hart (1925–2015), American tennis player
Doris Haselrieder, Italian luger
Doris Brabham Hatt (1890–1969), British painter and printmaker
Doris Holt Hauman (1898–1984), American illustrator of children's books
Doris Håvik (1924–2009), Swedish politician
Sorrel Hays, born Doris Hays (1941–2020), American pianist, composer, filmmaker and artist
Doris Hedges (1896–1972), Canadian writer
Doris Gwendoline Helliwell (1895–1952), South African concert pianist
C. Doris Hellman (1910–1973), American historian of science
Mayda Doris Henderson (1928–2015), South African botanist, phytogeographer, and taxonomist
Doris Brown Heritage (born 1942), American coach and runner
Doris Heyden (1905–2005), American scholar of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures
Doris Hill, born Roberta Hill (1905–1976), American film actress
Doris Hopp (1930–1998), Swedish brothel madam
Doris Houck (1921–1965), American model and actress known professionally as Doris Colleen
Doris Howell (1923–2019), American physician who specialized in pediatric oncology
Doris Kristina Hugosson (born 1963), Swedish cross country skier and Olympian
Doris Humphrey (1895–1958), American dancer and choreographer
Doris Hursley (1898–1984), American screenwriter
Doris Funnye Innis (1933–2015), American writer, editor, and educator
Doris Jacob (born 1981), Nigerian sprinter
Doris Jadan (1925–2004), Virgin Islands environmentalist, teacher, author, and journalist
Doris Jakubec (born 1939), Francophone Swiss professor of Suisse romande literature
Doris Bernice Jensen (1922–2015), American actress who used the stage name Coleen Gray
Doris J. Jensen (born 1978), Greenlandic politician
Doris Johnson (1923–2021), American politician
Doris Sands Johnson (1921–1983), Bahamian teacher, suffragette, and politician
Doris Jones (born 1988), Canadian archer
Doris Jones (born 1924), American former baseball player
Doris Jones, American politician
Doris Egerton Jones (1889–1973), Australian writer
Doris W. Jones (1913–2006), American ballet dancer and dance instructor
Doris Jørns (1915–2013), Norwegian serial and romantic pulp writer
Doris Kareva (born 1958), Estonian poet and translator
Doris Karpiel (born 1935), former American businesswoman and politician
Doris Keane (1881–1945), American actress
Doris Kearns Goodwin (born 1943), American journalist, biographer and historian
Doris Kelley, American politician
Doris Kenyon (1897–1979), American motion picture and television actress
Doris Keogh (1922–2012), Irish flautist and flute teacher
Doris Kermack (1923–2003), British paleontologist and marine zoologist
Doris Boake Kerr (1889–1944), Australian writer who published under the pen name Capel Boake
Caroline Doris Ketelbey (1896–1990), British historian and academic
Doris Kilias (1942–2008), German Arabist and literary translator
Doris Kirchner (1930–2015), Austrian stage, film and television actress
Doris Kirkman (1930–2010), American gymnast and Olympian
Doris Stuart Kngwarreye (born c. 1940), Australian Aboriginal senior traditional owner for Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in the Northern Territory of Australia
Doris Kohardt (born 1950), German Olympic swimmer
Doris Köhler (born 1975), Austrian kickboxer and boxer
Doris König (born 1957), German judge, jurisprudent and public law scholar who serves as the Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Doris Kotzan (born 1931), American burlesque dancer who performed as Bambi Jones
Doris Kresimon (born 1955), German former footballer
Doris Kristanel (1946–1975), Austrian film actress who performed using the stage name Krista Nell
Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf (1922–2010), German metallurgist
Doris Kunstmann (born 1944), German actress
Doris Laine (1931–2018), Finnish ballet dancer
Doris Langer (born 1938), East German field jumper
Doris Leader Charge (née Millard) (1930–2001), American translator and editor
Doris Lee (1905–1983), American painter
Doris "Doc" Leeper (1929–2000), American sculptor and painter
Doris Leslie (1891–1982), British novelist and historical biographer
Doris Lessing (1919–2013), British-Zimbabwean novelist
Verona Doris Lester, British community center founder (1886–1965),
Doris Leuthard (born 1963), Swiss politician and lawyer
Doris E. Lewis (1911–1985), Canadian university librarian
Doris Lilly (1926–1991), American newspaper columnist and writer
Doris Lindner (1896–1979), British sculptor
Doris Ling-Cohan, American judge
Doris Troth Lippman, American nurse and academic
Doris Littrell (1929–2020), American gallerist
Doris Lloyd (1891–1968), English-American stage and film actress
Doris Lo (1952–2006), Hong Kong voice actor
Doris Lockness (1910–2017), American aviator
Doris Lorenz-Müller (1935–2013), German track and field athlete and Olympian
Doris Löve (1918–2000), Swedish systematic botanist
Doris Lusk (1916–1990), New Zealand painter, potter, art teacher, and university lecturer
Doris Lytton (1893–1953), English stage and film actress and businesswoman
Doris Mackinnon (1883–1956), British zoologist
Doris Mader (born 1976), Austrian competitive table tennis player
Doris Magee (1907–2002), Australian sprinter and sports administrator
Doris Meyer Mahalick (1924–2008), American politician and Democratic Party official
Doris Maletzki (née Brachmann) (born 1952), East German sprinter and Olympian
Doris Malloy (1901–1955), American screenwriter
Doris Schetrompf Maphis (1922–2021), American country singer who performed under the stage name Rose Lee Maphis
Doris Marmon (born and died 1896), English child murder victim
Doris Marsh, American baseball player
Doris Matsui (born 1944), American politician
Doris McCarthy (1910–2010), Canadian artist
Doris Evans McGinty (died 2005), American academic
Doris McKellar (1897–1984), Australian photographer
Doris McLemore (1927–2016), American teacher who was the last native speaker of the Wichita language
Doris McRae (1893–1988), Australian schoolteacher, headmistress and women's activist
Doris Meissner (born 1941), American government official
Doris Meister (born 1952), German former competitive swimmer and Olympian
Doris Meltzer (1908–1977), American artist and art dealer
Doris Meltzer (born 1973), Austrian handball player
Doris Merrick (1919–2019), American film actress and model
Doris Honig Merritt (1923–2022), American physician and the first woman to serve on a board for the National Library of Medicine
Doris Metaxa (1911–2007), French tennis player
Doris Denise Milner (1967–1977), American murder victim
Doris Miner (born 1936), American former politician
Doris M. Modly (1933–2018), Yugoslav-born American academic and health care administrator
Doris Molesworth (1902–1976), British competitive swimmer and Olympian
Dóris Monteiro (1934–2023), Brazilian singer and actress
Doris Langley Moore (1902–1989), British fashion historian
Doris Morales Martínez (born 1959), Uruguayan lawyer who serves as a minister of the Supreme Court of Uruguay
Doris Morf (1927–2003), Swiss author, journalist and politician
Doris Mortimer (1898–1947), British stockbroker
Doris Mühringer (1920–2009), Austrian poet, short story writer, and children's writer
Doris Kopsky Muller (1922–1997), American cyclist
Doris Neal (1928–2012), American baseball player
Dorothy "Doris" Nelson Neal (1908–1982), British coach and athletic official
Doris Nefedov, née Treitz (1942–1969), German singer who performed under the stage name Alexandra
Doris Anita Neil (born 1950), British international sprinter
Doris Neuner (born 1971), Austrian luger and Olympian
Doris Ryer Nixon (1893–1948), American civic leader
Doris Nnadi, Nigerian gospel musician, singer and songwriter who performs as Dee Doris
Doris Ngcengwane (born 1947), South African politician
Doris Niles (née Jones), (1905–1998), American dancer
Doris Nolan (1916–1998), American actress
Doris Norton, Italian pioneer of electronic and computer music
Doris Bush Nungarrayi (born c. 1942), Australian Aboriginal artist
Doris Odlum (1890–1985), English psychiatrist
Doris Lyne Officer (1898–1967), English-Australian physician and pediatrician
Lillian Doris Ogilvie (1912–2003), Canadian diver and Olympian
Doris Ogilvie (1919–2012), Canadian judge and activist
Doris Olafsdóttir (born 1986), Faroese former footballer
Doris Orgel (née Adelberg) (1929–2021), Austrian-born American children's literature author
Doris Mae Oulton (born 1945), Canadian advocate for women's rights
Doris Pack (born 1942), German politician
Doris Packer (1904–1979), American actress
Doris Palmer (1898–1993), New Zealand clerical worker, political activist and welfare worker
Doris Parkes (1905–?), Canadian competitive athlete
Doris Patiño (born 1986), Colombian taekwondo practitioner
Doris Pawn (1894–1988), American silent film actress
Doris L. Payne (born 1952), American linguist and academic
Doris Pecher (born 1966), German diver and Olympian
Doris Peick (1933–2012), American politician
Doris Petrie (1918–2000), Canadian film and television actress
Doris Petroni (born 1941), Argentine choreographer, dancer, and dance teacher
Doris Piché (born 1965), Canadian badminton player
Doris Pinčić (born 1988), Croatian actress
Doris Piserchia (1928–2021), American science fiction writer
Doris Swords Poppler (1924–2004), American attorney
Doris Posch (born 1973), Austrian track and road cyclist
Doris Preindl (born 1977), Italian luger and Olympian
Doris Pryor (born 1977), American lawyer and circuit judge
Doris M. Quinn (1923–2003), American politician
Doris Raab (1851–1933), German etcher and engraver
Doris Ramseier (born 1939), Swiss equestrian
Doris Rankin (1887–1947), American stage and film actress
Doris "Dora" Knowlton Ranous (née Thompson) (1859–1916), American actress, author, editor, translator, and book reviewer
Doris Reisinger (born 1983), German philosopher, theologian, and former nun
Doris Rhodes (1898–1982), British competitive bridge player
Doris Reynolds (1899–1985), British geologist
Doris Ríos, Costa Rican human rights activist
Doris Roberts (1925–2016), American actress
Doris Rogers (1929–2016), Guyanese academic who specialized in fine arts
Doris Patty Rosenthal (1889–1971), American painter, printmaker, designer, and educator
Doris Ruby (1927–1951), American dancer and nightclub entertainer
Doris Magaly Ruiz (born 1941), Cuban musician and composer
Doris Runge (born 1943), German writer
Doris Salcedo (born 1958), Colombian sculptor
Doris Sams (1927–2012), American baseball player
Doris Satterfield (1926–1993), American baseball player
Doris Saunders (1941–2006), Canadian editor
Doris E. Saunders (1921–2014), American librarian, author, editor, businesswoman, and academic
Doris Schachner (1904–1988), German academic
Doris Schade (1924–2012), German actress
Doris Scharfenberg (1917–2009), American television producer
Doris Schattschneider (born 1939), American mathematician
Doris Schmidauer (born 1963), Austrian environmentalist and Green Party official
Doris Schoettler-Boll (1945–2015), German artist
Doris Schroeder (1893–1981), American screenwriter and publicist
Doris Schröder-Köpf (born 1963), German journalist and politician
Doris Schubach (1924–2003), American figure skater
Doris Schwaiger (born 1985), Austrian beach volleyball player and Olympian
Doris Schweizer (born 1989), Swiss racing cyclist
Doris Seale (1936–2017), American Santee Dakota, Abenaki and Cree librarian, poet, writer, educator and librarian
Doris Seidler (née Falkoff) (1912–2010), English painter, printmaker and graphic artist
Doris Asibi Seidu (1961–2009), Ghanaian educationist, social worker and politician
Doris Koteen Selden (1922–2015), American clinical psychologist and peace activist known professionally as Doris K. Miller
Doris Self (1925–2006), American video game competitor and former flight attendant
Doris Shadbolt (née Meisel) (1918–2003), Canadian art historian, author, curator, cultural bureaucrat, educator and philanthropist
Doris Gertrude Sheppard (1902–1982), English-born New Zealand pianist, singer, composer and teacher
Doris Sikosana (1942–2023), South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist
Doris Simeon (born 1979), Nigerian Yoruba and English actress
Doris Singleton (1919–2012), born Dorthea, American actress
Doris Slater (1917–1964), Canadian cartoonist, painter, and art teacher
Doris A. "Toukie" Smith (born 1952), American actress and model
Doris Buchanan Smith (1934–2002), American children's author
Doris Ione Smith (1932–2015), American actress known by the stage name Donna Douglas
Doris E. Smith (1919-before 1994), Irish writer of gothic and romance novels
Doris Ives Smith (1888–1951), British writer who used the pen name Catherine Ives
Doris Smith-Ribner (born 1945), American former judge
Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson (1942–1967), American civil rights activist
Doris Soffel (born 1948), German mezzo-soprano
Doris Soliz (born 1958), Ecuadoran politician
Doris Sommer (born 1947), American literature scholar
Doris Speed (1899–1994), English actress
Doris Spiegel (1901–1996), American artist known for her magazine and book illustrations as well as her etchings
Doris Meth Srinivasan, German-born academic in the United States
Doris Mary Stenton (1894–1971), English historian of the Middle Ages
Doris Stevens, born Dora Stevens (1888–1963), American suffragist, women's legal rights advocate, and author
Doris Stocker (1886–1968), British actress and singer
Doris Stockhausen (1924–2023), German piano teacher who was the early muse and first wife of Karlheinz Stockhausen
Doris Stockton (1924–2018), American mathematician
Doris Stokes (1920–1987), British spiritualist, professional medium, and author
Doris Zemurray Stone (1909–1994), American archaeologist and ethnographer
Doris Strachan (1917–1974), New Zealand track and field athlete
Doris June Struble (1895–1976), American pianist, singer, and dramatic reader
Doris Sung (born 1964), American architect and educator of Korean descent
Doris Svedlund (1926–1985), Swedish film actress
Doris Svensson (1947–2023), Swedish rock and pop singer
Doris Tate (1924–1992), American activist for the rights of crime victims
Doris Taufateau (born 1987), New Zealand female rugby union leader
Doris Anita Taylor, American scientist working in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
Doris Irene Taylor (1901–1968), Australian social services activist
Doris Tetzlaff (1921–1998), American baseball player
Doris Thalmer (1907–1998), German actress
Lilian Doris Thompson (née Bean) (1903–2004), British businesswoman
Doris Thompson (1909–1983), Australian competitive swimmer and Olympian
Doris Tomasini (born 1984), Italian sprinter
Doris Trachsel (born 1984), Swiss cross-country skier and Olympian
Doris Eaton Travis (1904–2010), American dancer, stage and film actress, dance instructor, owner and manager, writer, and rancher
Doris Troy (1937–2004), American R&B singer and songwriter
Doris Trueman (born 1953), British cross-country skier and Olympian
Doris Tsao, Chinese-American neuroscientist and academic
Doris Turner (1908–1986), English cricketer and umpire
Doris Turner, American politician
Doris Tutill (1916–2010), New Zealand artist and Anglican priest
Doris Uboh-Ogunkoya (born 1964), Nigerian politician
Doris Ulmann (1882–1934), American photographer
Doris Uzoka-Anite (born 1981), Nigerian politician, medical doctor, and financial expert
Mari-Doris Vartmann (born 1988), Germain pair skater
Doris Vaughan (1894–1975), British painter
Doris Veillette (1935–2019), Canadian Quebecois journalist
Doris Vickers (born 1980), Austrian archaeoastronomer and content manager for the Unesco Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy
Doris von Schönthan (1905–1961), German model, a copywriter, journalist and photographer
Doris Wagner, American biologist and academic
Doris "Dobby" Walker (1919–2009), American labor lawyer
Doris Wanjala (1966–2007), Kenyan female volleyball player and Olympian
Doris Waters (1899–1978), English comic actress and singer
Doris Weatherford, American author and historian
Doris Martha Weber (1898–1984), American photographer
Doris Wegener (1943–2001, German singer who performed as Manuela
Doris Brennan Weir, American educator and former competitive swimmer
Doris Wells (née Buonafina) (1943–1988), Venezuelan actress, writer and producer
Doris L. Wethers (1927–2019), American pediatrician known for her research on sickle-cell disease
Doris Gnauck White (1926–2001), American science educator
Doris Y. Wilkinson (born 1936), American sociologist
Doris Willens (1924–2021), American singer-songwriter, journalist, advertising executive and author
Doris Willette (born 1988), American foil fencer and Olympian
Doris Wiredu (born 1964), Ghanaian female track and field athlete and Olympian
Doris Wishman (1912–2002), American film director, screenwriter, and producer
Doris Witiuk (1929–2014), Canadian baseball player
Doris Woods (1902–1956), British gymnast and Olympian
Doris Younane (born 1963), Australian stage and screen actress
Doris Ziegler (born 1949), German painter
Doris Zinkeisen (1897–1991), Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, painter, commercial artist, and writer

Men

Doris Fuakumputu (born 1986), Congolese footballer
Doris Kelenc (born 1986), Slovenian-born footballer in Austria
Doris Lussier (1918–1993), French Canadian comedian and actor, and political activist
Doris Leon "D.L." Menard (1932–2017), American songwriter, performer, and recording artist in contemporary Cajun music
Doris Miller (1919–1943), U.S. Navy sailor

Fictional characters

Doris, fictional character in the Canadian television series Caillou and the mother of the titular character
Doris the Ugly Stepsister, fictional character from the Shrek film series

Notes and References

Book: Hanks. Patrick. Hardcastle. Kate . Hodges. Flavia. 2006. Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press . 79. 0-19-861060-2.