What does Dolores mean?
How do we pronounce Dolores?
Dolores \do-lo-res, dol-or-es\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby girl name Dolores is pronounced as DahLOWRihS (English) or DowLOWRehS (Spanish) 1.
1 Pronunciation for Dolores: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"
What is the origin of Dolores?
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 31 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms used in English comprise name Dalores meaning, name Delora origin, Deloras definition, what does the name Deloria mean, Delorita meaning, Deloros meaning of name, Dolora meaning of name, Dolorcita meaning and origin, Dolorita meaning, name Dolours origin, Loli meaning of name, and baby name Lolicia. Other English forms comprise the diminutive forms Dolly meaning, Dottie pronounciation, name Lola meaning (also used in Spanish), and nicknames for Lolita (also used in Spanish), and the variant spellings baby name Delores (also used in Spanish), Deloris name variations, and name Doloris. Foreign variant forms of Dolores comprise the Italian Addolorata name variations, the Spanish short names for Dela, the Spanish nicknames for Dolo, the Spanish short names for Dolorcitas, the Hawaiian Dolore meaning and origin, the Spanish name Doloritas meaning, the Catalan name Dolors origin, the Galician and Portuguese Dores pronounciation, the Hawaiian Kololeke meaning of name, the Spanish Lora name, the Spanish Loras name, and the Basque name Nekane origin. See also the related form, the Spanish Remedios meaning and origin.
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.
List of baby names Dolores:
the name Dalores name variations, the name Deloras meaning, the English and Spanish Delores pronounciation, the English Deloris name, the English Doloris meaning and origin, the name Dolours name variations, the name nicknames for Deloros, and the Catalan Dolors name.
The baby name Dolores fun facts:
The name Dolores in reverse order is "Serolod".
The numerological value of the name Dolores is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.
How popular is Dolores?
Dolores is not in the top girl names in USA.