Baby name
STABLE
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Delores
/deh · LOR · ez/
Meaning
“Our Lady of Sorrows”
Variant of Dolores, from Spanish Maria de los Dolores meaning Our Lady of Sorrows, a Catholic Marian title. The 'De' spelling is distinctly American in usage.
Nicknames
dee · lori
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Mid-century American; feels dated but is old enough to have vintage potential.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US from the 1920s through the 1950s; starting to feel interestingly retro.