Dora (do-rah, dora)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Dora by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Dora are only correct for you if you pronounce Dora as do-rah. That is the name Dora (when pronounced do-rah) in Japanese katakana is ドラ with the romaji dora.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Dora in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Dora is wanted. Dora in hiragana is どら.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Dora in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Dora. People using this exact same translation are Dora Doll (ドラ・ドール), Dora van der Groen (ドラ・ファン・デル・フルーン) and Dora Stratou (ドラ・ストラトゥ). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Dora that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Dora means "God's Gift" which in kanji is 神贈 which is read shinzou.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Dora then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Dora that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Dora.

The name Dora is a variation of Dorothy. Learn more about the etymology of Dora at BehindTheName. Dora's meaning can also be confirmed on page 341 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Dora's meaning can also be confirmed on page 78 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.