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I like it.

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I don't see it coming back soon, though. It's considered old-fashioned in English-speaking countries (and probably completely taboo in the UK because everyone there associates it with Dolores Umbridge) and in Spain, and even in Latin America it seems to be considered somewhat dowdy.

This message was edited 10/5/2017, 2:29 PM

I love Dolores. My cousin is expecting a girl and this is the name they are most likely giving her. They'll call her Dolly. I hope they don't change their mind.

I don't know (since it means "pain") that it will be favorable again. But it would be a daring, refreshing choice.

This message was edited 10/4/2017, 7:58 AM

I don't really care for it. I don't like the sound of it. In addition, it feels too serious and ponderous to me and yet the nn Lola is the exact opposite of that. I suppose Dolly could work. I'm used to it as a nn for Dorothy or Dorothea yet I could see it working for Dolores.

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BTW, one of my friends in high school had a mom named Dolores. I was writing her name down once and asked her if she spelled it Dolores or Delores and she replied that she didn't really know and it didn't matter. Just write it down however I preferred. Whaa???

I think it's vety pretty in Spanish. I can't see it becoming popular anytime soon though. I'm not a fan of Dolly, but that aside I think it retracts from the notes sultry sound of Dolores.

I love Dolores. I think the meaning is a sticking point and it doesn't have the snappiness or cuteneess of most of the vintage names that are coming back. Doris, I think will though.

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Dolly is nmsaa.

I just can't help but think of Umbridge, and I really hated her (along with pretty much everyone else). I don't mind the sound, and I like that it's unusual, but I personally can't shake or stand the association.

I don't like that it means "aches and pains" in Spanish.

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Dolly is cute.

I adore Dolores! It just about flows off my tongue and I love the way it sounds! I think it should have a comeback soon, If Estelle can come back, Dolores should too. I prefer the nickname "Lola" For Dolores, I'd use "Dolly" for Dahlia.

I'm not big on Dolores. I don't love the sound or the meaning, and it's dated in a bad way. Dolly is kind of sweet, but I'd use it as a nn for Dahlia.

I love Dolores and have been thinking about it a lot lately. It's so somber, and Dolly lightens it up adorably.

Hi Perrine !!!

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I strongly dislike Dolores because of its meaning and its thick religious vibe...

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I follow a Spanish telenovela where Dolores is a extremely nosy, chatterbox and gossip woman in her mid-50s I guess. So that makes this name even worse!

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Dolly is a lovely name that I don't tie with Dolores.
Dolly is 8/10 while Dolores...3/10? It could be so.

It's dolorous. I don't see it coming back.

I sort of like Dolores, but have to confess it makes me think of dolor, the Spanish word for pain. I don't think it will make a comeback.