Delores?

[TheBreadstick]

Yay or nay?

It's just popped into my head so thought I'd canvas opinion before suggesting it to OH tonight!

I think it's lovely

I quite like it. It does seem quite American Deep South, but not necessarily a bad thing. nn Dilly?

Isn't it Dolores?

The meaning is "sorrows".

'Twas Lolita's real name in that book.

Dolores.. Sorrows or pains.

Really???

I like it especially the way it sort of flows when spoken.

The only downside was as soon as I read it I instantly thought of the book Lolita.

Dolores is nice.....Dolly. Meanings just don't bother me at all.....

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A definite no.

Dolores is horrendous.

Even the Italians (Addolorata) and Spanish only use it because it's the name of their long dead grandmother and they have to.

delores claiborne - that film with kathy bates :( just no.

Dolores - no no no.

The name of DBIL's sister in the ROI. She hates it.

I have never seen it spelt Delores, but only Dolores. BTW the film is Dolores Claibonre

D'oh

Claiborne!

I love love love Dolores, Dolly!

Dp vetoed it though and I now have a child with a name that makes me think meh....

It's a shame about the meaning.

Mind you, my other love was Desiree and I am apparently the only person in the whole entire world who likes that name..... So who am I to say?

i think i'd still make the association with the film as its the pronounciation rather than spelling people will hear, as a name without thinking of the film im a bit meh so cant fight for it either way

DH says only if your surname is Frou-Fru Von Pappenheim.

So that's a no from us, I'm afraid.

Not a bit American Deep South. It's very Irish -- reference to Maria Dolores, Mary of the Sorrows. There are thousands of them around my mother's age. The Cranberry woman is Dolores Mary Eileen.

I like Desiree, MrsRhettButler

Delores Delago The Host of Chicago.

I love it, have an Aunty Delores we cal Lolo [low-low].

It's Irish. I have an Auntie Delores - shortened to Lynda for some reason.

I think of it as a Spanish name. Its quite nice.

It's not so much Irish, as Catholic. As you say, mathanxiety, it comes from one of the names for the Virgin Mary, so it's very popular throughout Latin America, Italy, Ireland, and other predominantly Catholic countries.

I like it.