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Deloras
How to Pronounce Deloras
Pronounced duh-LOR-uhs /dəˈlɔːr.əs/Medium
Meaning: Deloras is a spelling of Dolores, from Spanish dolores, 'sorrows', honoring the Virgin Mary as Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, 'Our Lady of Sorrows'. The variant keeps that Marian devotional meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
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History & Origin
Deloras is a phonetic respelling of Dolores, a Spanish devotional name from dolores, 'sorrows', short for Maria de los Dolores - the Virgin Mary as 'Our Lady of Sorrows'. Dolores was fashionable in early-twentieth-century America, and Deloras is one of its many creative renderings.
The spelling clusters in the first half of the twentieth century, peaking around 1930 and fading with the wider Dolores trend after mid-century. Anyone named Deloras belongs to a grandmother's or great-grandmother's era, and the variant has not been revived.
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What does the name Deloras mean?
Deloras is a variant of Dolores, from Spanish dolores, 'sorrows', honoring Our Lady of Sorrows.
How do you pronounce Deloras?
It's said duh-LOR-uhs /dəˈlɔːr.əs/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Deloras a boy or girl name?
Deloras is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Deloras?
Deloras was a rare spelling of Dolores that crested around nineteen-thirty and faded after mid-century.