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The usage of Dolores as a given name has its origins in the strong influence of the Roman Catholic Church in Spanish-speaking countries. The name is a reference to Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (or La Virgen María de los Dolores ), one of the many titles of Mary, Mother of Jesus , typically translated to Our Lady of Sorrows in English.
It is a short form of the Spanish name Dolores, meaning "sorrows", taken from one of the titles of the Virgin Mary: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, or Our Lady of Sorrows. The term Lola is used as an affectionate or honorific term for an elderly woman (a grandmother) in the Philippines. (Synonyms include; lola, impo, lelang, mamang).
"Lolita" is an English-language term defining a young girl as "precociously seductive." [1] It originates from Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita, which portrays the narrator Humbert's sexual obsession with and victimization of a 12-year-old girl whom he privately calls "Lolita", the Spanish nickname for Dolores (her given name). [2]
Dolores, Spanish for "pain; grief", most commonly refers to: Our Lady of Sorrows or La Virgen María de los Dolores Dolores (given name) , including list of people and fictional characters with the name
Arizona Either from árida zona, meaning "Arid Zone", or from a Spanish word of Basque origin meaning "The Good Oak" California (from the name of a fictional island country in Las sergas de Esplandián, a popular Spanish chivalric romance by Garci Rodríguez de Mon talvo) Colorado (meaning "red [colored]", "ruddy" or "colored" in masculine form.
Lolita (/ l ə ˈ l iː t ə /, / l ɒ l ˈ iː t ə /, or US: / l oʊ ˈ l iː t ə /) [1] is a female given name of Spanish origin. It is the diminutive form of Lola, a hypocorism of Dolores [citation needed], which means "sorrows" or "pains" in Spanish.
The Horror of Dolores Roach, which debuts all eight episodes on Friday, July 7, follows Dolores (One Day at a Time‘s Justina Machado) as she acclimates to life after serving a 16-year prison ...
Our Lady of Sorrows venerated in Dolores, Quezon, Philippines. Our Lady of Sorrows is the patron saint of: people named Dolores, Dolorita, Lola and Pia. The Congregation of Holy Cross [30] Order of the Servants of Mary [31] Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows [32] Slovakia: 15 September is also a national public holiday [33]