Dolores name - Meaning of Dolores
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- Spanish, English
- Pronounced
- do-LO-res (Spanish) , də-LAWR-is (English)
- Dolores Meaning
- Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows". It has been used in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, becoming especially popular in America during the 1920s and 30s. Dolores originates in Spanish language and means "full of sorrows". It is a very popular feminine given name in Spanish-speaking families since it refers to Virgin Mary of Sorrows, in Spanish La Virgen Maria de los Dolores. In English-speaking countries it has been in use since the end of the 19th century.
Dolores Related Names
Variants: Delora, Delores, Deloris (English), Dolora, Dolorcita, Doloris, Dolorita, Dolours, Lola
Diminutives: Lola, Lolita (Spanish), Dolly, Lola, Dollie (English)
Dolores Celebrities
Dolores Del Rio - Mexican actress, Dolores Duran - Brazilian singer, Dolores Gray - Broadway actress, Dolores O'Riordan - Irish singer, Dolores Pradera - Spanish singer,
