📖 About Dolores
Dolores is Spanish for "sorrows," from the Marian title Our Lady of Sorrows. Part of the uniquely Spanish tradition of naming girls after aspects of the Virgin Mary, it produced the beloved diminutives Lola and Dolly.
📍 Details
- OriginSpanish
- Gender♀ Female
- MeaningSorrows; from María de los Dolores (Mary of Sorrows)
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Dolores del Río — Mexican actress who was the first major Latin American crossover star in Hollywood during the silent film era and Golden Age of Mexican cinema, considered one of the most beautiful women of her time
- Dolores Huerta — American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farmworkers Association with César Chávez and coined the rallying cry "¡Sí, se puede!" (Yes, we can!)
- Dolores O'Riordan — Irish singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of The Cranberries, whose powerful voice on hits like 'Zombie' and 'Linger' defined 1990s alternative rock
- Dolores Ibárruri — Spanish politician known as "La Pasionaria," whose impassioned speeches during the Spanish Civil War and rallying cry "¡No pasarán!" made her an icon of anti-fascist resistance