Dorcas
f.
Ancient Greek δορκάς 'gazelle'.
The epithet of the Biblical character Tabitha. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Dorcas.
The name first came into use in England in the 16th C.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1573 Dorcas StAnthonlin p. 22;
1575/6 Dorcas BEmar-vol1 p. 10;
1590 Dorcas StAnthonlin p. 34,
Dorques ibid. p. 34;
1592 Dorcas ibid. p. 35
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Dorcas". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Dorcas.