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I dislike it. It's got a sad meaning and a doleful sound, and just doesn't do anything positive for me. It sounds like someone bemoaning something.

I like it a lot

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It seems very tragic and romantic to me. I actually like the meaning a lot.

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It doesn't seem old to me, except like ancient. As in biblical. As in the virgin Mary.

Still a bit too old lady to me. However, if I met a cute little girl with this name, I could change my mind. :)

I love it. Whenever I see it, I'm immediately reminded of this lyric:

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I know a man
He came from my home town
He wore his passion for his woman
Like a thorny crown
He said Dolores
I live in fear
My for you is so overpowering
I'm afraid that I will disappear

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It's a very sad song, but the idea that one might love his Dolores that much just gets me, you know? I think the name is absolutely beautiful. Dolly and Dory make sweet nicknames, too.

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This message was edited 7/28/2007, 3:21 PM

I like the ring it has too, and I agree it does sound old ladyish, but I think this name will make a comeback in about thirty years.

I don't like any name that is associated with sadness and I do find it a bit old-fashioned too.

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It does sound a bit old-ladyish to me, but could I interest you in Dolorosa? It's basically the same name, but I think it's the latin form (Via Dolorosa) and I've really been loving it lately. It's so hauntingly beautiful. However, it does seem a bit tragic-dramatic to me, so maybe it would be better as a middle name. If you do use it, the Spanish pron. ("do-LOR-res") is so much prettier than the way I've generally heard it pron. here in the U.S. "duh-LOR-is." Ick. I guess that pron. is often spelled Delores or Deloris, which to me is much more old-ladyish.

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Hmmm... Dola might be a cute nickname, as I'm not a Lola fan at all. Or Lori. Or Lor or Lores. Or Rosa for Dolorosa.

It's a fine name for someone else, but I really do not see any appeal. I don't mind the fact it's old fashioned (I love names like Josephine!) but I dislike the sound, and the meaning doesn't make up for it either. I don't really like any of the nns that come with it either. But I would prefer to meet a Dolores than to meet a Payton any day.

I've always thought it seemed like the name of a salsa dancer. I don't really like it but it has never felt old ladyish to me.

The other day my cousin who is from the US told me that she wanted to name her daughter this. I couldn't stop laughing becuase this name is not only old ladyish but it has a really bad meaning, how can you name your daughter the worst feeling that a person can feel? My cousin didn't listen to me so I asked on the internet what do people think about this name http://ar.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvrSWrWWqgsUxPhutHkcvayR.gt.?qid=20070715184716AAlCZwV, only 2 people liked it and the rest hated it. I think this name is ok, Lola is too unformal and slutty. Lolita is ok but I have a hard time trying to see it as a frist name. If you plan on calling her Lola, name her Carlota, Fabiola or Dolores.

I can't get past the meaning of Dolores, personally. Otherwise, I might like it.

How strange. I almost suggested Dolores as a mn for Isla in a thread below. Same wave-length?

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I love Dolores. It is very elegant and haunting. I'm not crazy about the nn Lola though.

This message was edited 7/28/2007, 11:48 AM

Old lady-ish. Plus I realy don't like it, not horrible but still not good.
It's my grandmother's name, she hates it. She threatened my mother's life if she ever used it for one of her daughters.

This message was edited 7/28/2007, 11:45 AM

This is the name of one of my aunts. I think that in this generation, the name Dolores would be thought of as old lady-ish. However, you could balance it out with names like Dory, or Lori or something. It's definately usable.

It is a little old ladyish, but it's not bad.