LOLA  

Gender: F
Origin: Spanish, diminutive of DOLORES
Meaning: "lady of sorrows"

Popularity in 2008: #246

A hot starbaby name -- chosen by Kelly Ripa, Chris Rock, Lisa Bonet, Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen, Carnie Wilson, and Annie Lennox, and used as the nickname of Madonna's Lourdes -- Lola manages to be sexy without going over the top. Be warned, though: "Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets".

Variations:
Lolla, Lolita, Loela

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