Lola is a feminine name that can be short for several different names, including:
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Dolores: This is the most common name that Lola is short for, and it means "sorrows" in Spanish. It is taken from one of the titles of the Virgin Mary: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, or Our Lady of Sorrows).
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Lourdes: This is another Spanish name that can be shortened to Lola. It is a reference to the town of Lourdes in France, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous in 1858.
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Aloisia: Lola is a hypocorism of this German name).
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Lolita: In Russia, Lola is a hypocorism of this name, which means "precious and seductive".
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Karolina: Lola is also used as a short form of this name, which was especially popular in use in the 1920s in Poland and is still used).
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Elodie: This is a pretty French name that could easily shorten to Lola.
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Eloise: This name has a strong "o" sound that makes it a good option to get to Lola.
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Caroline and Charlotte: These feminine forms of Charles might work nicely, and the "lo" sound is used in other languages. In Polish, for example, Karol – Charles – becomes Lolek for short.
Overall, Lola can be short for several different names, but the most common one is Dolores.
