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[ 3 syll. do-lo-res, dol-or-es ] The girl name Dolores is pronounced as DahLAORahS †. Dolores is mainly used in the English, German, and Spanish languages, and it is of Spanish origin. Biblical name derived literally from the element 'dolores' meaning pain. The name refers to one of the many Spanish titles for the Virgin Mary, Maria de los Dolores, which means 'Mary of the Sorrows'. It was originally used for girls born on the feast day of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, which falls on September 15. Traditionally, Maria was considered too sacred to use, therefore girls were often christened with other associated names. The pet forms later came to be associated with Lola Montez (1821-1861), the courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, and Lolita (1955), the novel by Vladimir Nabokov which gave rise to the English pop culture term 'Lolita' as a reference to a sexually precocious young girl. The name Dolores was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century, and it saw a boost in popularity in 20th century USA due to the influx of Spanish immigrants. It has traditionally been popular with Roman Catholics. The name Dolores is used to a great extent; it has 28 variations that are used in both English and other languages. Variations used in English include Dela (also used in Czech and Spanish), Delora, Deloria, Delorita, and Lora (also used in Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, and Slavic). Other English forms include the pet forms Dolly, Dottie, Lola (also used in Spanish), and Lolita (also used in Spanish), and the variant spellings Delores (also used in Spanish), Deloris, and Doloris. Foreign variations of Dolores include the Italian Addolorata, the name Dalores, the Spanish Dolo, the name Dolora, the Spanish Dolorcitas, the Hawaiian Dolore, the name Dolorita, the Spanish Doloritas, the Catalan Dolors, the name Dolours, the Galician and Portuguese Dores, the Hawaiian Kololeke, the name Loli, the name Lolicia, the Spanish Loras, and the Basque Nekane. See also the related form, the Spanish Remedios. Dolores is rare as a baby name for girls. At the peak of its usage in 1930, 1.099% of baby girls were given the name Dolores. It ranked at #13 then. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is today of sporadic use. In 2008, out of the group of girl names directly linked to Dolores, Lola was the most commonly used. The name Dolores has mostly been a girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the past century. In 1935, the name Dolores was given to 130 times more girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Dolores include the English and Spanish Delores, the name Dalores, the English Deloris, the English Doloris, the name Dolours, and the Catalan Dolors. A famous person named Dolores is Actress Dolores del Río, born María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete, August 3, 1905 - August 3, 1905, Durango, Mexico.
† Pronunciation for Dolores: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
