Dorcus

Where Dorcus comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Dorcus.

Dorcus through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #4,594 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1931
    Peak, #2,581
    11 babies named Dorcus, the most in any year.
  3. 1932
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,411.
  4. 1978
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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