Ancient Greek name (Δορκάς) means - "antelope, gazelle".
Dorcas (also known as Tabitha) was a disciple who lived in Joppa referenced in the Book of Acts 9:36-42 of the Bible. Acts recounts that when she died, she was grieved by "all the widows...crying and showing (Peter) the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them." (Acts 9:39). This may indicate that Dorcas was a widow, or at the very least that she joined the widows in their works of charity. The disciples present called upon Saint Peter who came from nearby Lydda to the place where her wake was being held and raised her from the dead.
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