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It's not that I dislike Dolores, it's just that I really dislike the meaning, "sorrows." Dolly is a traditional nn for Dorothy and Dorothea. Lola, I don't know.

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BTW, I once knew a lady at church named Dolores. I was writing her name one day and asked her if it was spelled Dol or Del (which I've seen too). She replied that it didn't matter. Huh? How can it not matter? Apparently, she wasn't sure how it was spelled on the bc. Weird.

This message was edited 3/21/2009, 6:37 PM

I like Dolores, nn Lola, but you might also use Lorelei as a formal name with Lola as a nickname.

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Id go with Dorothy or Dorothea personally

Oh I like Dolly and love Lola. I think Lola works very well on its own. It's used as a full name as well in Spanish speaking countries.

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I do like Dolores, but you could also go with:

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Dorothy (Dolly)
Doris (Dolly)
Daria (Dolly) - a character in one of my favorite books is Daria nn Dolly
Dalia, Dahlia nn Dolly
Dorothea or Dorothée nn Dolly
Dora nn Dolly

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Lourdes nn Lola
Loren nn Lola

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I really prefer Lola on its own. For Dolly I like Dolores, Dorothy, Dahlia and Daria.

Lola could be a nn for Leola, which I'm guessing was the feminine form of Leo used sometimes in the 19th century.

Dolly is often the nick-name for Dorothy or Dorothea. Also for Dolina, a name you rarely hear, however, my Father had a sister named that.
Actually, little girls are sometimes called Dolly, no mater what their names actually are.
Lola? Perhaps Lorina. Or Lauretta. Lausa?