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What does Dolores mean?
Dolores 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced doh-LOR-iss. It is of Spanish origin, and the meaning of Dolores is "sorrows". Refers to the Virgin Mary as "Mary of the sorrows". Actress Dolores Del Rio.
STARTS WITH Do-
ASSOCIATED WITH virgin
Variations
VARIANTS Dalores, Delora, Delores▼, Deloria, Deloris▼, Dolorcita, Dolorcitas, Dolorita, Doloritas, Lola, Lolita▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dolores Zoey (D.Z.), ..
How popular is Dolores?
Dolores is a very popular first name for females (#171 out of 4276, Top 4%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#24513 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dolores reached its peak position of #25 in the U.S. during the years 1930-1939, but is not ranked currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Mary (#126 LAST YEAR), Lola (#239), Carmel, Delora, Delores, Deloris and Lolita are the popular variation forms of Dolores rated in the Top 2000. These relations of Dolores were at the apex of their popularity 78 years ago (MEDIAN #520) and are now much less widespread (#1545, ▼95.6%).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Dalles, Delaree, Dollee (see Dolly), Dolley, Dollie▼, Dore, Dorea, Doree, Dorey, Doris▼, Dorotea, Dorris▼, Dorrys, Dorys and Holles. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dolores.
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