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Doreen

OriginVariation of Dora; also Anglicized variation of Irish Doireann
Meaning"sullen"

About Doreen

Much fresher Irish imports available for colleens now.

Pronounced dor-EEN.

As of October 2026, Doreen ranked #5132 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #147 in 1956.

Editor's take: The name Doreen is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "sullen".

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Famous Doreens

  • Doreen Valiente

    English Wiccan pioneer

  • Doreen Mantle

    South African,British actress

  • Doreen Chanter

    British singer of group the Chanter Sisters

  • Doreen Lawrence

    Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, Jamaican,British MP

  • Doreen Carwithen

    English composer

  • Doreen May "Dorinda" Stevens

    English actress

  • Doreen Alderman

    American dance instructor; first wife of actor Kelsey Grammer

  • Janice Doreen Dickinson

    American supermodel

  • Stella Doreen McDermott (b. 2009)

    daughter of actors Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott

Doreen in pop culture

  • Doreen

    character in 2007 movie "Hairspray," twin of Noreen

  • Doreen Carter

    character in movie "Get Carter"

  • Doreen Langston

    character on TV's "American Gothic"

  • Doreen

    main character in "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" (1915) and its sequels, including "Doreen" (1917), by C.J. Dennis

  • Doreen

    character in the Chrono Trigger video game series

  • Doreen Lostock

    character on British soap "Coronation Street"

  • Doreen Fenwick

    character on British soap "Coronation Street"

  • Doreen Corkhill

    character on British soap "Brookside"

  • Doreen Caliente

    character in "Sims" series

  • Doreen Green aka Squirrel Girl

    Marvel Comics superheroine

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