Meaning and background
The story behind Dolores
Dolores comes from the Spanish noun for 'sorrows' and, as a personal name, from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, 'Our Lady of Sorrows'. That religious naming history is much more precise than interpreting the name as evidence of a gloomy personality. English and Spanish pronunciation patterns differ, especially in vowel sounds and stress. It gives a dog a substantial three-syllable name with a clearly documented linguistic route.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Dolores appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dəlɔɹɪs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dəlɔɹɪs/ · primary stress on syllable 2D AH0 L AO1 R IH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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