The story behind Lolita
The name is from Spanish Lolita, diminutive of Lola, from the given name Dolores. The noun derives from the name: see the etymology at lolita for details.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
French entry
Borrowed from English Lolita.
Pronunciation
General-American: /loʊlˈli.ɾə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ləʊlˈli.tə/
- General-American: /ləlˈli.ɾə/
- French: /lɔ.li.ta/
Popularity
Lolita ranked #10564 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Lolita
Larissa
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa). Borrowed from English Larissa in the 20th century. Borrowed from Russian Лари́са (Larísa) in the 20th century.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lilia
Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily. Borrowed from Spanish or English. Borrowed from English Lily and Lydia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Liliana
Borrowed from English Lilian.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lopaka
Borrowed from English Robert.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lukia
Vernacular form of the biblical Ludia (“Lydia”). Also from English Lucy and Lucia, and a shortened form of Hawaiian Luʻukia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lulia
Borrowed from English Lydia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Lolita
Baldomero
Borrowed from Spanish Baldomero.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Belle
From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella. Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Benedicto
Borrowed from Latin Benedictus. Doublet of Benito. Borrowed from Spanish Benedicto, from Latin Benedictus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Lolita
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length