The meaning of Dorcas in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

a female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to life (Acts 9:36-41). She was a Hellenistic Jewess, called Tabitha by the Jews and Dorcas by the Greeks.


See more on the meaning of Dorcas in the Bible:
Dorcas {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Dorcas {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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