All around the world, Dorcas (Dorcas 
, 多卡斯) is a widespread girly first name. The first name Dorcas is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a common girly name, Ghana, where it is quite a common girly name, and Nigeria (explore the name in all countries). Very seldom, Dorcas is the last name as well as the forename.
Dorcas is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Dorcas is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dorcas , the biblical character, raising of Tabitha and Dorcas Meadowes , character in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
| dorcas martin English translator and bookseller (b. 1536) |
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| dorcas hoar Salem witch trial accusee (b. 1634) |
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| dorcas plumb (1633-1725) (b. 1635) |
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| dorcas chester 5 Nov 1637 Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA - 16 Feb 1713 (b. 1637) |
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| dorcas sherman (1652-1700) (b. 1652) |
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dorcas blackwood, 1st baroness dufferin and claneboye Irish noble (b. 1726) |
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| dorcas gayer starbuck (b. 1675) |
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dorcas spear (1761-1814) (b. 1761) |
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| dorcas way 1717 - (b. 1717) |
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dorcas honorable Nantucket's last Native American, US (b. 1770) |
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| dorcas whiting (15 Jul 1739 - 29 Sep 1788) (b. 1739) |
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| dorcas filgate (born 1741) (b. 1741) |
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| dorcas chapin 3 Dec 1754 - 13 Jul 1841 (b. 1754) |
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| dorcas rickford 29 Oct 1755 Newington, NH - 24 Oct 1810 (b. 1755) |
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| dorcas hastings marrett (b. 1786) |
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