Dorinda is a feminine given name, related to Dora, and its variants.[1] It may refer to:
People
edit- Dorinda Keenan Borer (born 1963), American businessperson and politician
- Dorinda Clark-Cole (born 1957), American evangelist and gospel singer, member of The Clark Sisters
- Dorinda Hafner, Ghanaian-born Australian storyteller, actress, dancer, choreographer, public speaker, writer and television chef
- Dorinda Medley (born 1964), American television personality - see The Real Housewives of New York City
- Dorinda Morgan, a music producer - see Becoming the Beach Boys: The Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions
- Dorinda Neligan (1833–1914), Irish-born English headmistress and suffragette
- Dori Sanders (born 1934), African-American novelist and food writer
- Dorinda Stevens (1932–2012), British actress
Fictional characters
edit- Dorinda, a nymph in the 1590 play Il pastor fido
- Dorinda, in Dryden's 1667 comedy The Tempest
- Dorinda, a major character in the 1707 play The Beaux' Stratagem
- Dorinda, a major character in Handel's 1733 opera seria Orlando
- Dorinda Durston, the love interest in the 1943 film A Guy Named Joe and the 1989 remake Always
- Dorinda Rogers, one of the main characters in The Cheetah Girls (novel series)
See also
edit- Porphyrosela dorinda, a species of moth
- Darinda, a Pakistani Urdu film released in 2002
- Derinda Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- Maťo Ďurinda (born 1961), member of the Slovak hard rock/heavy metal band Tublatanka
References
edit- ^ Campbell, Mike (16 November 2019). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Dorinda". Behind the Name. Retrieved 6 February 2023.