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Loleta
How to Pronounce Loleta
Pronounced loh-LEE-tuh /loʊˈliːtə/Medium
Meaning: Loleta is a variant of Lolita, itself a double diminutive of Dolores, the Spanish devotional name from Maria de los Dolores, 'Mary of the Sorrows'. So beneath the playful sound sits the Latin dolor, 'sorrow' or 'pain'. There is also a small California town called Loleta, which may have reinforced the spelling.Low
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History & Origin
Loleta grows out of Lolita, the affectionate Spanish diminutive of Dolores, the Catholic name honouring Our Lady of Sorrows. The chain of pet forms softened a solemn root, the Latin dolor, into something musical. A small town of the same name in northern California shares the spelling and may have nudged its American use.
It was never common, borne by only a couple dozen girls a year around its high in the early nineteen-twenties and gone from the records by the late nineteen-eighties. It reads as a gentle, dated name with a Spanish undercurrent.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Loleta mean?
It's a form of Lolita, a Spanish diminutive of Dolores, which means 'sorrows'.
How do you pronounce Loleta?
It's said loh-LEE-tuh /loʊˈliːtə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Loleta a boy or girl name?
Loleta is used as a girl's name.
Is Loleta a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a gentle form of Lolita used lightly around the early twentieth century.