Dolores
Name meaning sorrows
Dolores is a Spanish feminine name meaning "sorrows," originally from María de los Dolores ("Mary of Sorrows"), referring to the Virgin Mary's grief.
The name was common in the early-to-mid 20th century but has declined.
Diminutives include Lola and Lolita.
Dolores was my grandmother's name.
Common feminine given name
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- CatholicPapal church adherent
- saintCanonized holy person
- LolitaName suggesting youthful temptation
Dolly · Lola · feminine · Latin · devotion · sorrows · virgin · patron
Intense sorrow from loss
- painBodily or emotional distress
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- mourningPeriod following loss
lamentation · tears · heartache · sadness · melancholy · weeping · loss · Virgin
West coast megastate
- missionPurpose-driven task
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- townMid-sized settlement
- countyLocal administrative division
park · Francisco · street · neighborhood · district · avenue · plaza · boulevard
Maria
Common feminine given name
Lolita · Dolly · Lola · feminine · Latin · devotion · sorrows · virgin · patron · traditional
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- painBodily or emotional distress
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
mourning · lamentation · tears · heartache · sadness · melancholy · weeping · loss · Virgin · compassion
California
West coast megastate
county · park · Francisco · street · neighborhood · district · avenue · plaza · boulevard · historic
Nabokov
- LolitaName suggesting youthful temptation
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- narratorOne who tells events
tragic · novel · nymphet · victim · character · protagonist · innocence · exploitation · classic · controversial
host
One receiving guests
Rachel · rancher · loop · awakening · consciousness · maze · rebellion · memories · Bernard · narrative
- Filipino NamesAna, Antonio, Carlos, Carmen, Elena
- Quezon ProvinceCandelaria, Lopez, Perez, San Antonio, San Francisco
- SamarTaft, Villareal, Allen
- Artificial Beingsandroid, androids, automaton, automata, humanoid robot
- Sci-fi heroinesRipley, Leia, Rey, Sarah Connor, Trinity
- UruguayMontevideo, Florida, Maldonado, Rivera, San Jose