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Dour

"From the water"

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Dour at a glance

Gender
Boy
Origin
Scottish
Western numerology
22
Indian numerology
1
Characters
4
Popular
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Number meaning for Dour

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Number 1 insight

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What does Dour mean?

Dour is a baby name with Scottish context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is From the water.

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Brothers for Dour

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