Doering

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Döring ← Middle High German turren →
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Meanings

proper nounDoering (plural Doerings)

plural Doerings

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Middle High Germanturren“to dare”
  2. GermanDöring
  3. EnglishDoering

Borrowed from German Döring, from either: * A habitational name for someone from Thuringia, itself named for the Thuringi, a Germanic tribe. * A personal name based on a cognate of Middle High German turren (“to dare”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doering.

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