Meaning & Origin
Doloros is a girl's baby name, a variant spelling of Dolores, a Spanish name derived from María de los Dolores, meaning 'Mary of the Sorrows' — a title of the Virgin Mary commemorating her seven sorrows. The name comes from the Latin dolor, meaning pain or grief.
Despite its solemn meaning, Dolores has long been embraced as a name of great depth and spiritual devotion in Spanish-speaking cultures. It peaked in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. The Doloros spelling is an uncommon variant, likely reflecting pronunciation-based spelling in certain communities.