Doris may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Doris (given name) Doris is a predominantly feminine given name of Greek language, Greek origin meaning ''Dorians, Dorian woman''. The name of the ethnic group is said to be derived from the name of the mythical founder Dorus (son of Hellen), Dorus, taken from Gree ...

, including a list of women, men and fictional characters * Doris (surname), a list of people * Doris (singer), stage name of Swedish rock and pop singer Doris Svensson (1947–2023) * DORIS, stage name of Frank Dorrey (born ), American visual artist and rapper

Animals

* ''Doris'' (gastropod), a genus of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dorididae * '' Apantesis doris'', the Doris tiger moth, a moth of the family Erebidae * '' Heliconius doris'', the Doris butterfly of Central and South America * Orange-peel doris, a nudibranch (slug)

Places

Doris (Asia Minor) The Doric or Dorian Hexapolis () was a federation of six cities of Dorian foundation in southwest Asia Minor and adjacent islands, largely coextensive with the region known as Doris or Doris in Asia (), and included: * Cos, on the island of ...

, a region of Asia Minor inhabited by Dorians *

Doris (Greece) Doris (Greek: , ''pl.'' , ; , ''Dorienses'') is a small mountainous district in ancient Greece, bounded by Aetolia, southern Thessaly, the Ozolian Locris, and Phocis. It is the original homeland of the Dorian Greeks. It lies between Mounts Oeta a ...

, a region in central Greece in which the Dorians had their traditional homeland * Doris, Iowa, United States *

Doris Cove Doris Cove (, ) is the 1.3 km wide cove indenting for 600 m the southwest coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica south of Oborishte Ridge and northwest of Ephraim Bluff. It is formed as a result of the retreat of ...

, South Shetland Islands

Film and television

* ''Doris'' (TV series), a British animated children's television series * Doris, or DOR-15, a robotic bowler hat and main antagonist of ''

Meet the Robinsons ''Meet the Robinsons'' is a 2007 American animated science-fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on the 1990 children's book ''A Day with Wilbur Robinson'' by William Jo ...

'' * Doris the waitress, in the 1993 American fantasy comedy ''

Groundhog Day Groundhog Day (, , , ; Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if ...

'' * Doris, mother of the titular character in the Canadian television series ''

Caillou ''Caillou'' ( ; , stylized in lowercase) is an animated educational children's television series that aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions) with the first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997 until the fou ...

Music

* ''Doris'' (opera), an 1889 opera by Alfred Cellier * ''Doris'' (album), a 2013 studio album by Earl Sweatshirt * "Doris" (song), a 2017 single by Suicide Silence from their self-titled album

Ships

* ''Doris'' (sailing yacht), an America's Cup type racing yacht built in 1905 * French submarine ''Doris'', three submarines of the French navy * , various ships of the British Royal Navy * , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 * , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919

Other uses

Doris (Greek myth) In Greek mythology, Doris ( /ˈdoʊrɪs/; Δωρίς/Δωρίδος means 'bounty') may refer to two related sea divinities: * Doris, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus Aelian, ''De Natura Animalium'' 14.28 ...

, several mythological characters *

DORIS (particle accelerator) The Double-Ring Storage Facility (DORIS) was an electron–positron storage ring at the German national laboratory DESY. It was DESY's second circular accelerator and its first storage ring, with a circumference of nearly 300 m. After con ...

, an electron–positron storage ring *

DORIS (satellite system) DORIS is a French satellite system used for the determination of satellite orbits (e.g. TOPEX/Poseidon) and for positioning. The name is an acronym of "Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite" or, in French, ''Déter ...

, a French system used for satellite orbit positioning *

48 Doris 48 Doris is one of the largest main belt asteroids. It was discovered on 19 September 1857 by Hermann Goldschmidt from his balcony in Paris. To find a name for the object, Jacques Babinet of the Academy of Sciences created a shortlist and a ...

, an asteroid * F.V.D. Doris, a German glider *

List of storms named Doris The name Doris has been used for four tropical cyclones A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstor ...