Lola

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So, what does everyone think of the name Lola? I've become quite smitten with it recently. My only reservations regarding it are that, first of all, it feels like it should be a nickname. I checked around online, and I've found that it's commonly used as a nickname for Dolores, which I really, really am not fond of. Secondly, it is very much a Spanish name, and I am very much not Hispanic. Would that seem "weird" or "off" to you guys?

And, just as a standard disclaimer - I am not pregnant, nor do I plan on having children any time soon. I just love names. A lot.

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Comments

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Lola very is cute, but to me, it's a nickname. It doesn't really have to be a nickname for Dolores; people do wacky stuff with names and nickanmes anyway, and just like Kiki is a nickname for pretty much any name beginning with a K, you can make Lola a nickname for anything L-ish, from Laura to Elizabeth, and people will still accept it. I have a friend named Elizabeth whose nickname is Thea. I honestly think giving a child a full name is a wonderful idea because it gives them options, especially with a name that's "cute" like Lola.

I think Lorraine is a lovely name, and Lola can make a perfectly reasonable nickname for that.