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Dorelus Surname Meaning

Haitian:: variant with fused preposition d(e) ‘of’ of Orelus or perhaps a patronymic from this name.

Alternatively, perhaps a variant with the added ornamental Latin ending -us of French Dorel itself a variant of Daurel.

A habitational name with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’ denoting someone from a place called Aurel (from Latin aura ‘wind’) in Drôme and Vaucluse.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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