Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish, Latin
Meaning: Sorrowful or full of sorrows, From the Virgin Mary
Pronunciation: də-LOH-rez, /dəˈlɔːrɛz/, D AH L AO R IH S
Popularity Rank: #1,632
Dolores or Rose Dolores was an English model. She is recognised as the first celebrity clothes model and has been credited with inventing the blank hauteur of the modern fashion model. Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. called her "the loveliest showgirl in the world". She was known for her commanding stage presence and became the star of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1917 until her retirement in 1923. She lived the rest of her life in Paris and during the Second World War helped Allied airmen escape the German occupation.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 26, 2024
Derived from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, which means 'Our Lady of Sorrows'. It signifies the Virgin Mary's compassion and sorrow at the suffering of her son, Jesus Christ.
The name Dolores is of Spanish, Latin origin and means Sorrowful or full of sorrows, From the Virgin Mary. It is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Dolores is commonly found in Spain, United States of America, Mexico, and 80 more countries.
Phonetic Pronunciation: də-LOH-rez
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /dəˈlɔːrɛz/
ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: D AH L AO R IH S
D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
AO: Pronounce as in "thought" (TH AO T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
IH: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
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At NamesLook, the name Dolores is recorded 40,834 times globally, ranking it as the 1,632th most common name worldwide.
Dolores is most prevalent in Spain, with 16,087 occurrences, making it the 123th most popular name in the country.
In Spain, the name Dolores is found among 1 in every 39 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | #123 | 1 : 39 |
| United States of America | #735 | 1 : 265 |
| Mexico | #398 | 1 : 169 |
| Italy | #925 | 1 : 396 |
| France | #1,260 | 1 : 722 |
| Ireland | #328 | 1 : 113 |
| Peru | #1,228 | 1 : 1,341 |
| Colombia | #2,331 | 1 : 2,083 |
| Brazil | #1,489 | 1 : 1,360 |
| Argentina | #571 | 1 : 384 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Dolores from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Dolores or Rose Dolores was an English model. She is recognised as the first celebrity clothes model and has been credited with inventing the blank hauteur of the modern fashion model. Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. called her "the loveliest showgirl in the world". She was known for her commanding stage presence and became the star of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1917 until her retirement in 1923. She lived the rest of her life in Paris and during the Second World War helped Allied airmen escape the German occupation.
Norine Fournier Lattimore, known as Dolores, was an artists' model who was a fixture on London's bohemian scene between the First and Second World Wars. She posed for Jacob Epstein, for whom she played the role of "the High Priestess of Beauty" and who called her "the Phryne of modern times". The Hearst Press in America, who sensationally serialised her life story, called her The "Fatal Woman' of the London Studios". She was a contemporary of Betty May, Euphemia Lamb and Lilian Shelley.
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