THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Dolores
Dolores is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Dolores. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /doˈloɾes/Standard-Tagalog
- [d̪oˈloː.ɾɛs]Standard-Tagalog
Do · lo · res3 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗English
- /dəˈlɔː.ɹɪz/Received-Pronunciation
- /dəˈlɔɹ.ɪs/General-American
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Dolores, from dolores (“sorrow”), shortened from [Maria] de los Dolores, epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Sorrows".
a female given name from Spanish
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EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Dolores.
A female given name from Spanish.
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SpanishEtymology & source
From dolores (“sorrows”), shortened from María (de los) Dolores, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Sorrows".
a female given name from Old Spanish
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SpanishEtymology & source
Inherited from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).
a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
Wiktionary: Dolores (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Dolores
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Dolores Paterno
Filipino composer (1854–1881)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Dolores Sison
Filipino educator (1919-2011)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
5
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
5
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Dolores Paterno, Dolores Sison
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Dolores in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Dolores
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Deres·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Doloreich·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Doris♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Dorotea♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Doroteo·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Aires♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Andres♂Related to Greek andreios: manly or courageous
- Andrés♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Dolores?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Dolores further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q7038725 — Dolores (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Dolores Paterno (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q7038725 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Dolores Sison (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q7038725 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Dolores (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Dolores (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Dolores (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Dolores (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.