Lola

  • [ LO-lah (Spanish), LO-lə (English) ]
  • Spanish, English
Diminutive 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.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Delora, Delores, Deloris, Dolores
SPANISH: Dolores
EQUIVALENTS
CATALAN: Dolors
ENGLISH: Dollie, Dolly, Lola, Lolicia
GALICIAN: Dores
PORTUGUESE: Dores
SPANISH: Lola
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
SPANISH: Lolita