Delores

Gender：
Pronounced： [ də-LAWR-is ]
Popularity：
Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Variant of DOLORES.

DOLORES female Spanish, English

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.

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EQUIVALENTS

CATALAN: Dolors

ENGLISH: Delora, Deloris, Dolores

GALICIAN: Dores

PORTUGUESE: Dores

SPANISH: Dolores

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Dollie, Dolly, Lola, Lolicia

SPANISH: Lola, Lolita