"Dora" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "dismal Dora"
        },
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          "word": "dumb Dora"
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        {
          "ref": "1856, Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz, published 1857, page 63:",
          "text": "\"I think,\" said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, \"that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora.\"\n\"No, thank you,\" said Dorothy, quickly; \"Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life.\"",
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        "A female given name from Ancient Greek."
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Konda-Dora"
        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdoɹ.ə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔː.ɹə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dora"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dismal Dora"
    },
    {
      "word": "dumb Dora"
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  "etymology_text": "A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.",
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  "pos": "name",
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      "word": "Konda-Dora"
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          "ref": "1856, Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz, published 1857, page 63:",
          "text": "\"I think,\" said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, \"that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora.\"\n\"No, thank you,\" said Dorothy, quickly; \"Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life.\"",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdoɹ.ə/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɔː.ɹə/"
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  "word": "Dora"
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