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“sorrow or pain”
Language contexts for this entry: Spanish, Catalan
[doˈloɾs] · Catalan (Valencia)
01 / Meaning & origin
Dolors is a feminine given name documented in Spanish and Catalan. It is a form of Dolores, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “sorrow or pain”.
Meaning: “sorrow or pain”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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a female given name, equivalent to English Dolores
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Spain, 2025: 4,856 female (rank 477). Documented as a given name in Spanish, Catalan.
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03 / By the numbers
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2025 Spelling: DOLORS
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
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| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,856 | 477 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “DOLORS” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
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People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Spanish lawyer and politician, current vice-president spokesperson for the Group of the European People's Party in the European Parliament
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06 / Behind the facts
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Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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