Dolora as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dolora

What is the meaning of the name Dolora ?

The baby name Dolora is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced do-LOH-ruh (English: /doʊˈlɔːrə/; Spanish: /doˈloɾa/).

Dolora is Spanish in Origin.

Dolora is a rare feminine given name formed as a streamlined offshoot of Spanish Dolores, ultimately from Latin dolor, “sorrow, pain.” It is tied to the Marian title Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Our Lady of Sorrows), hence the devotional sense “of sorrows.” The -a ending regularizes it as a singular feminine form in many languages; it also happens to coincide with the Esperanto adjective dolora “painful,” a linguistic echo that may have encouraged occasional modern use.

Documented sporadically in the 20th century, Dolora appears in English- and Slavic-speaking contexts, with American opera star Dolora Zajick as a prominent bearer. Related forms and cognates include Dolores, Delores, Delora, Catalan Dolors, Galician/Portuguese Dores, and Italian Addolorata; diminutives and short forms range from Lola, Lolita, and Loli to Lora, Dola, Dora, or Dolly. The name carries connotations of compassion, fortitude, and reflective solemnity.

⚙ Dolora is seldom given. We count 26 recorded uses of it across 7 countries.