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Delorise

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How to Pronounce Delorise

Pronounced duh-loh-REES /dəloʊˈriːs/Medium

Meaning: Delorise is an ornamented American spelling of Dolores, a Spanish devotional name from the title Maria de los Dolores, 'Our Lady of Sorrows'. The word dolores means 'sorrows' in Spanish, from Latin dolor, 'pain, grief'. The added syllable and -ise ending are twentieth-century embellishments.Medium

In 30 seconds: Delorise is a dressed-up spelling of Dolores, from the Spanish 'Our Lady of Sorrows'. The word behind it, dolores, simply means 'sorrows'.
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Origin MediumSpanish, Latin
MeaningDelorise is an ornamented American spelling of Dolores, a Spanish devotional name from the title Maria de los Dolores, 'Our Lady of Sorrows'. The word dolores means 'sorrows' in Spanish, from Latin dolor, 'pain, grief'. The added syllable and -ise ending are twentieth-century embellishments.
U.S. rank (1979)#10585 ↘ Falling
1979 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1948
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,311
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 194819191979

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Delorise is an elaborated form of Dolores, the Spanish devotional name from Maria de los Dolores, 'Mary of the Sorrows'. The root dolores means 'sorrows'. Delorise stayed a rare variant of the far more common Dolores, cresting near 1948.

It faded by the 1970s along with Dolores itself. The name reads as warmly mid-century, its flowing three beats giving it a softer edge than the plainer parent form.

Did you know? Despite its sorrowful root, Dolores and its offshoots like Delorise were warm, popular choices — the devotional weight of 'Our Lady of Sorrows' softened into an everyday family name.
Overall data confidence 60%
References — Delorise — elaboration of Dolores; 'sorrows'

Variations

DoloresDelorisDelores

Nicknames

LoriDee

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Dolores— the parent name Delorise elaborates
Deloris— a close sister spelling of the same name
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Doreen— shares the soft, warm vintage sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Delorise mean?

Delorise is an elaborated form of Dolores, from the Spanish 'Our Lady of Sorrows'; the word means 'sorrows'.

How do you pronounce Delorise?

It's said duh-loh-REES /dəloʊˈriːs/ — three syllables, stress on the third.

Is Delorise a boy or girl name?

Delorise is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Delorise?

Delorise was a rare variant of Dolores that crested in the late nineteen-forties and faded by the nineteen-seventies.

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