Delores

Delores is an English variant of Dolores, a Spanish feminine name derived from the title María de los Dolores, meaning Mary of Sorrows, with dolores being the plural of the Latin dolor, meaning pain or grief. The name alludes to the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary and has long been common in Catholic cultures. It gained particular use in English-speaking countries during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dolores and Lola are closely related forms.