Dorian

/ˈdɔːɹiən/ · adj

Meaning

Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively men as romantic or sexual partners; male counterpart of lesbian.
Of or relating to the oceanid Doris in Greek mythology.
Of or relating to the Dorians.
A female given name.
A male given name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
A member of the Dorians.
Of or relating to the asteroid (48) Doris.

Etymology / origin

Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).

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