Dorcas

Where Dorcas comes from

From Ancient Greek Δορκάς (Dorkás, “gazelle”), translation of Tabitha in the Bible.
— Wiktionary's entry for Dorcas
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #518 among girls with 11 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1979
    Dorcas Muthoni born
    Kenyan computer engineer and businesswoman
  3. 1991
    Dorcas Shola Fapson born
    Nigerian actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
Namesakes
  • Dorcas Shola Fapson · Nigerian actress, born 1991
  • Dorcas Muthoni · Kenyan computer engineer and businesswoman, born 1979
  • Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan · badminton player, born 1998
  • Dorcas Affo-Toffey · Ghanaian entrepreneur, philanthropist and politician, born 1975
  • Dorcas Makgato-Malesu · Botswana politician, born 1953

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.