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Love Dolores

Can’t get past the depressing meaning.

I love Marian names, but I'm not crazy about Dolores since here it was so overused in the past that it has lost its spark, but I also think it's bearable today in a clumsy, vintage way. In fact, it's still being used today but as Lola.

Sorry don't like it at all

It isn’t my favorite, but it is also a family name. My great grandmother Dolores died when I was nine. I didn’t know her very well, but I still miss her.

I love Dolores and echo Chloë's praise! Jeremy Allen White has daughters named Ezer (weirdly) and Dolores.

I think of Encanto whenever I hear it.

I flippin love Dolores. It's vintage, it's got that somber, dark glamour I love while also feeling familiar and homey, it's got fabulous nickname options to match any style, and it has an incredibly hard core goth meaning. It's like the perfect name. I would absolutely use it on anyone or anything. It's so versatile.

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The only thing I don't like is that without fail I spell it Delores, but that's a me-problem.

Since it's a family name for you, I would use it in the middle spot. I think it would be an unexpected surprise with a spunky first name.

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Examples:

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Ivy Dolores
Ruby Dolores
Nina Dolores

Even if I didn't know it meant sorrow and didn't know the world dolorous, this name would still feel heavy and sour to me. Like Lois.