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Dolores

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Dolores: Spanish Meaning of Dolores: "lady of sorrows"
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Though it's related to the Virgin Mary, this name was once perceived as the height of exotic sensuality, a role since taken over by nickname Lola.

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Famous People Named Dolores

Dolores Huerta, American labor leader
Dolores Del Rio, Mexican actress
Dolores Costello, American actress

Pop Culture References for the Name Dolores

Dolores Jane Umbridge, "Harry Potter" character, very mean professor at Hogwarts, works for the minister of magic, has horrid ways of punishing children
Dolores Haze, full name of Lolita in the novel

The name Dolores was a punchline of a Seinfeld episode, where the claim was it rhymed with a part of the female anatomy (Google for more information).

Nicknames & Variations for Dolores

Dalora, Dalores, Daloris, Dalorita, Delora, Delores, Deloris, Dolly, Dolora, Dolorcita, Doloriana, Doloris, Dolorita, Doloritta, Dolours, Lola, Loli, Lolica, Lolicia, Lolita

Dolores's International Variations

Dores (Portuguese)

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