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Delores

duh-LOR-es

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Spanish origin meaning 'sorrows' or 'pains of Mary,' referring to the Virgin Mary's suffering. Deeply religious with melancholic poetic beauty.”

Popularity Over Time

Delores US popularity rank over timeRank 10857 in 2024 to rank 51 in 1934. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#51#5454#108571900192019401960198020002024

Delores is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

LatinSpanish

Syllables

3

Nicknames

LoreDeloDee

Style

VintageRomanticStrongClassic

Famous Bearers

  • Delores Huerta (activist)
  • various cultural figures

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Dolores

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Donna

Italian Rare & Uncommon

Diane

French Rare & Uncommon

Doris

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Dolores

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Lavinia

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Ottoline

French Rare & Uncommon

Cormac

Irish Rare & Uncommon

Thaddeus

Aramaic Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong in Spanish and Latin American cultures

People Also Ask

Spanish origin meaning 'sorrows' or 'pains of Mary,' referring to the Virgin Mary's suffering. Deeply religious with melancholic poetic beauty.

Delores is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Delores include Lore, Delo, Dee.

Names that pair beautifully with Delores include Dolores, Lavinia, Ottoline, Cormac, Thaddeus.