Dorit
Just 71 women in Poland carry Dorit, so most Poles have never met one. A Hebrew name meaning "generation," it hasn't gone to a single newborn girl this century.
Dorit Pronunciation
Dorit is pronounced DO-reet (/ˈdɔrit/).
What Dorit means
Where Dorit comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Dorit grows from the Hebrew word dor, meaning generation. The name belongs to modern Hebrew, one of many first names that came back into daily use as the language was revived. Jewish families in Israel and beyond gave it to daughters.
One bearer makes the name easy to check. Dorit Beinisch served as President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 2006 to 2012, the first woman to hold that office. Her name sat at the top of rulings read across the country.
In Polish name guides, Dorit is sometimes glossed as dar boży, a gift of God. That reading came later. The literal Hebrew stays with generation, with the line of people who follow one another. A short name with four letters and no diminutive.
How many people are named Dorit
1 in 317519 women in Poland is named Dorit. 71 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4267 among female names.
Dorit as a middle name
Dorit is a first name for 71 women in Poland and a middle name for another 8, a 90/10 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2734th, between Dona (8) and Drogomira (8).
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#2732 Dezyderia8
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#2733 Dona8
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#2734 Dorit8
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#2735 Drogomira8
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#2736 Dziewanna8