Doreen (given name)
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Doreen ({{IPAc-en|uk|ˈ|d|ɔːr|iː|n}} {{respell|DOR|een}}, {{IPAc-en|us|d|ɔː|ˈ|r|iː|n}} {{respell|dor|EEN}}), also occasionally spelt Dorean or Dorine, is a feminine given name, usually found in English-speaking countries. It is a combination of Dora with the suffix -een, which is related to the {{lang|ga|-ín}} suffix used in Irish, usually signifying small size or as an endearment.{{cite web | title=The Irish diminutive suffix -een | website=Sentence first | date=16 January 2019 | url=https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2019/01/16/the-irish-diminutive-suffix-een/ | access-date=6 February 2023}}{{cite web | title=Old Irish first names and nicknames | website=Ireland Reaching Out | date=18 August 2022 | url=https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/old-irish-first-names-and-nicknames | access-date=6 February 2023}}
Dora is a variant of Dorothy / Dorothea, which derives from the Late Greek name Δωρόθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of god" (from δῶρον/doron meaning "gift" and θεός/theos meaning "god".{{cite web | last=Campbell | first=Mike | title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Dora | website=Behind the Name | date=25 April 2021 | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/dora | access-date=6 February 2023}} It is thus related to many other feminine given names, including Dorian, Dorinda,{{cite web | last=Campbell | first=Mike | title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Doreen | website=Behind the Name | date=16 November 2019 | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/doreen | access-date=6 February 2023}} Theodora and Isidora. Theodore is the masculine equivalent. Diminutive forms include Dee, Dodie, Dolly, Dory, Dot, Dottie, and Dotty.
The first known use of Doreen may have been in Edna Lyall's 1894 novel Doreen: The Story of a Singer.{{cite web | last=Lyall | first=Edna | title=Doreen. The Story of a Singer, by Edna Lyall | via= Project Gutenberg Canada | date=14 January 2009 | url=https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/lyall-doreen/lyall-doreen-00-h-dir/lyall-doreen-00-h.html | access-date=6 February 2023}}
Doreen may refer to the following people:
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In arts, entertainment, and media
- Doreen Andoh, Ghanaian media personality
- Doreen Avio (born 1985), Ghanaian journalist
- Doreen Baingana, Ugandan short story writer and editor
- Doreen Blumhardt (1914–2009), New Zealand potter, ceramicist and arts educator
- Doreen Brownstone (1922–2022), Canadian actress
- Doreen Carwithen (1922–2003), British composer
- Doreen Chadwick (1918–2014), British pianist and theatre organist
- Doreen Chanter, British singer
- Doreen Cronin (born 1966), American children's author
- Doreen Garner (born 1986), American sculptor and performance artist
- Doreen Gentzler (born 1957), American TV news anchor
- Doreen Hawkins (1919–2013), British actress
- Doreen Hume (1926–2022), Canadian soprano soloist
- Doreen Ketchens (born 1966), American jazz clarinetist
- Doreen Mantle (1926–2023), South African-born English actress
- Doreen Sloane (1934–1990), English television actress
- Doreen Taylor, American contemporary singer-songwriter and actress
- Doreen Tracey (1943–2018), performer on the original Mickey Mouse Club television show
- Doreen Valiente (1922–1999), English Wiccan author and poet
- Doreen Virtue (born 1958), American New Age author
In government and politics
- Doreen Allen (1879–1963), English militant suffragette
- Doreen Amule (born 1982), Ugandan politician
- Doreen Assaad, Canadian politician
- Doreen Braitling (1904–1979), pastoralist and heritage advocate of Central Australia
- Doreen Carter (born 1963), American politician from Georgia
- Doreen Chen (born 1949), Jamaican politician
- Doreen Chung (1932–2009), Guyanese politician
- Doreen Costa, American politician
- Doreen Dodick (born 1932), Canadian politician
- Doreen Eagles, Canadian politician
- Doreen Hamilton (1951–2022), Canadian politician
- Doreen Wonda Johnson, American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
- Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne (1896–1979), Anglo-Irish aristocrat, socialite and victim of the Provisional IRA
- Doreen Lawrence (born 1952), British politician
- Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen (1938–2024), Labour member of the British House of Lords
- Doreen Sioka (born 1960), Namibian politician
- Doreen Wicks (1935–2004), Canadian nurse, humanitarian and Citizenship Judge
- Doreen Young Wickremasinghe (1907–2000), British leftist, Communist politician and Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka
In sport
- Doreen Amata (born 1988), Nigerian athlete
- Doreen Awuah (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
- Doreen Brennan, Irish camogie player
- Doreen Chemutai (born 1996), Ugandan long-distance runner
- Doreen Chesang (born 1990), Ugandan long-distance runner
- Doreen Cooper (1907–2003), English swimmer
- Doreen Denny (born 1941), British ice dancer
- Doreen Dredge (born 1931), Canadian athlete
- Doreen Nabwire (born 1987), Kenyan former footballer
- Doreen Wilber (1930–2008), American archer
In other fields
- Doreen Akkerman, Australian cancer support worker
- Doreen Alhadeff, American real estate agent
- Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union
- Doreen Cantrell, British immunologist
- Doreen Colondres, Puerto Rican chef and author
- Doreen Corcoran (1934–2013), Northern Irish historian
- Doreen Kartinyeri (1935–2007), Australian historian
- Doreen Kimura (1933–2013), Canadian psychologist and educator
- Doreen Massey (geographer) (1944–2016), British social scientist and geographer
- Doreen Othero (ca. 1960), Kenyan, regional coordinator for population, health, and the environment research and policy development for the East African Community
- Doreen Canaday Spitzer (1914–2010), American archaeologist
- Doreen Warriner (1904–1972), British economist who saved Czech refugees in World War II
- Doreen Wicks (1935–1904), Canadian nurse, humanitarian and Citizenship Judge
Fictional characters
- Doreen, in Edna Lyall's 1894 novel Doreen: The Story of a Singer
- Doreen, the female protagonist in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (1915) and its sequels, by C.J. Dennis
- Doreen, the sister of Masa and Mune in the video game series Chrono Trigger
- Doreen Anderson, prisoner on the Australian drama series Wentworth
- Doreen Corkhill, in the British soap opera Brookside
- Doreen Fenwick, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
- Doreen Green, known as Squirrel Girl, in comic books published by Marvel Comics
- Doreen Lostock, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
- Doreen, an elderly dog in the TV animated series Bluey{{Broken anchor|date=2024-04-21|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Bluey (2018 TV series)#Recurring|reason= The anchor (Recurring) has been deleted.}}