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{{Infobox given name
| name = Lola | gender = female
| name = Lola
| gender = Female
| image=Gardenenclosed.jpg | imagesize=200px | caption=A statue of [[Our Lady of Sorrows]], the title for the [[Virgin Mary]] from which the name Lola is derived.
| image = Gardenenclosed.jpg
| pronunciation= | meaning = "sorrows"
| image_size = 200px
| region = [[Spain]] | origin = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] short form of Dolores and [[German language|German]] short form of Aloisia
| caption = A statue of [[Our Lady of Sorrows]], the title for the [[Virgin Mary]] from which the name Lola is derived.
| related names = [[Dolores (given name)|Dolores]], [[Lolita (name)|Lolita]]| footnotes =
| pronunciation =
| meaning = "sorrows"
| region = Spain
| origin = Spanish short form of Dolores and German short form of Aloisia
| related names = [[Dolores (given name)|Dolores]], [[Lolita (name)|Lolita]], [[Aloisia]]
}}
}}
'''Lola''' is a feminine [[given name]], a short form of the [[Spain|Spanish]] name [[Dolores (given name)|Dolores]], meaning "[[sadness|sorrows]]", a name taken from a [[Titles of Mary|title]] of the [[Virgin Mary]]: ''Virgen Maria de los Dolores'', or ''[[Our Lady of Sorrows]].'' Lola may also be used as a short form of the unrelated German name [[Louise (given name)|Aloisia]].
The name Lola is also common in Africa, in Nigeria, the Yoruba tribe has many feminine names that are shortened to Lola, such as Temilola which means 'Wealth is mine', Olufunmilola which means 'God has given me wealth', Damilola which means 'Prosper me'.
The short form Lola has been rising in popularity in several countries in the past decade. It was the 270th most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2007, up from 279th place in 2006 and 375th place in 2005; was ranked as the 64th most popular name for baby girls in [[Spain]] in 2006; was ranked as the 51st most popular name for baby girls in [[England]] and [[Wales]] in 2007; was the 17th most popular name for baby girls in [[France]] in 2004; and was the 20th most popular name for baby girls in [[Belgium]] in 2006.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/lola Behind the Name]</ref>


'''Lola''' is a feminine [[given name]] and nickname in the [[Romance languages]], and other language groups.
Though the name originated with a title for the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of [[Jesus Christ]], Lola has also acquired a number of contrasting sensual associations. Authors Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz noted in their 2008 book ''Cool Names for Babies'' that the name has a [[sultry]] image and that people associate the name with the [[song]] ''"[[Whatever Lola Wants|Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets]]"'' from the [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Damn Yankees]]'', in which the character of Lola is the [[Devil]]'s "best homewrecker."<ref>Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2008). ''Cool Names for Babies''. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-37786-1</ref> The name also has associations with the [[Ireland|Irish]]-born [[Lola Montez]], who became famous in the nineteenth century as an [[actress]], Spanish dancer, [[courtesan]] and [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]] of King [[Ludwig I of Bavaria]].


It is a short form of the Spanish name [[Dolores (given name)|Dolores]], meaning "[[sadness|sorrows]]", taken from one of the [[Titles of Mary|titles]] of the [[Virgin Mary]]: ''Nuestra Señora de los Dolores'', or ''[[Our Lady of Sorrows]]''.
[[Lolita (name)|Lolita]], a diminutive form of the name, is associated with the 1955 novel ''[[Lolita]]'' by [[Vladimir Nabokov]] about a [[pedophile]]'s obsession with a 12-year-old girl, Lolita. "Lolita" has since become a term for a sexually precocious young girl. In 1992, 16-year-old [[Amy Fisher]] gained notoriety as the "Long Island Lolita" after she shot her much older lover's wife. The name's sexually-charged image is also due to associations with ''[[Lola (song)|Lola]],'' a 1970 [[The Kinks]] song about a young man's encounter with a [[transvestite]] named Lola.


The term '''Lola''' is used as an affectionate or honorific term for an elderly woman (a grandmother) in the [[Philippines]]. ''(Synonyms include; lola, impo, lelang, mamang)''. This is used coinciding with the male honorofic of '''Lolo''' ''(Syn.; lolo, apo, lelong, tatang)''.
The title character in the 1998 [[Germany|German]] [[film]] [[Run Lola Run]] may also have raised the name's profile, as has [[Charlie and Lola|Lola]], a clever and inquisitive child character in a recently published series of children's picture books by [[Lauren Child]].


Lola is also a short form of the unrelated German name [[Louise (given name)|Aloisia]] and a [[hypocorism]] of [[Lolita (given name)|Lolita]], in particular in Russian.
The naming of several children of celebrities in the past decade has increased the popularity of the name. [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] uses the [[nickname]] "Lola" for her daughter Lourdes Leon, born in 1996. Entertainers [[Kelly Ripa]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Denise Richards]] and [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Carnie Wilson]] and [[Annie Lennox]] all have daughters named Lola. The name was also used for a granddaughter of [[Camilla Parker Bowles]].


The name Lola is also common in Africa; in Nigeria, many feminine [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] names are shortened to Lola, such as Temilola, Omolola or Damilola.
[[Image:Joseph Karl Stieler-Lola Montez1847.jpg|right|thumb|[[Lola Montez]], [[Ireland|Irish]]-born [[actress]], [[dancer]], [[courtesan]], and [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]] of a king.]]


Lola ([[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] for [[tulip]]) is also a feminine name in [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Tajikistan]].
Lola ([[Tajik language|Tajik]] for [[tulip]]) is also a feminine name in [[Uzbekistan]], [[Tajikistan]], and [[Afghanistan]]. It is derived from the Persian لاله or lâleh.

Lola is also used as a short form of the name [[Karolina (name)|Karolina]], which was especially popular in use in the 1920s in Poland and is still used. It is also a form of [[Carol (given name)|Carol]] and [[Charlotte (given name)|Charlotte]].

Though the name originated with a title for Mary, mother of [[Jesus Christ]], Lola has also acquired a number of contrasting sensual associations. American authors Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz noted in their 2008 book ''Cool Names for Babies'' that the name has a [[sultry]] image and that people associate the name with the song "[[Whatever Lola Wants|Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets]]" from the musical ''[[Damn Yankees]]'', in which the character of Lola is the [[Devil]]'s "best homewrecker".<ref>Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2008). ''Cool Names for Babies''. St. Martin's Griffin. {{ISBN|978-0-312-37786-1}}.</ref> The name also has associations with the Irish-born [[Lola Montez]], who became famous in the nineteenth century as an actress, Spanish dancer, [[courtesan]] and [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]] of King [[Ludwig I of Bavaria]].

[[Lolita (name)|Lolita]] is a Spanish diminutive form of Lola. The name is sometimes used as [[Lolita (term)|a term]] to indicate a sexually precocious girl, due to its association with the title character of [[Vladimir Nabokov]]'s 1955 novel ''[[Lolita]]''<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/Lolita
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118081238/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/Lolita
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=18 January 2012
|title=Lolita
|work=Oxford Dictionaries Online
|publisher=Oxford University Press
|accessdate=10 June 2011
}}</ref> and its film adaptations in 1962 and 1997.<ref name=BBC20080213>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7242623.stm "Help, my name's Lolita"], BBC News, 13 February 2008.</ref> The name's sexually charged image in certain countries is also due to associations with "[[Lola (song)|Lola]]", a 1970 song by [[The Kinks]] about a young man's encounter with a [[transvestite]] named Lola.

The title character in the 1998 German feature film ''[[Run Lola Run]]'' may also have raised the name's profile, as has [[Charlie and Lola|Lola]], a clever and inquisitive child character in a recently published series of children's picture books by [[Lauren Child]].

[[Image:Joseph Karl Stieler - Lola Montez.jpg|right|thumb|[[Lola Montez]], Irish-born actress, dancer, [[courtesan]], and [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]] of a king. [[Portrait of Lola Montez|She is the subject of this 1847 portrait]] by [[Joseph Karl Stieler]]]]

Names beginning with or containing the letter ''[[L]]'' have also been particularly fashionable for girls.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/style/lilibet-popular-baby-names.html
| title = Lilith, Lilibet … Lucifer? How Baby Names Went to ‘L’: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hardly the only new parents gravitating toward quirk, family tradition and "L" names.
| last = Williams
| first = Alex
| date = 12 June 2021
| website = nytimes.com
| publisher = New York Times
| access-date = 3 June 2022
| quote = }}</ref>


==People named Lola==
==People named Lola==
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*[[Lola (porn star)|Lola]], a [[pornographic]] [[movie]] [[actress]]
*[[Lola Albright]] (1924–2017), American singer and actress
*[[Lola (singer)|Lola]], a [[France|French]] singer
*[[Lola Almudevar]] (1978–2007), British journalist and news reporter
*[[Lola the Vamp]], [[Australia]]n [[burlesque]] dancer
*[[Lola Álvarez Bravo]] (1903–1993), Mexican photographer
*[[Lola Albright]], [[United States|American]] singer and actress
*Dolors [[Lola Anglada]] (1893–1984), Spanish writer and illustrator
*[[Lola Almudevar]], [[United Kingdom|British]] [[journalism|journalist]] and news reporter
*[[Lola Astanova]] (born 1982), Russian-born classical pianist
*[[Lola Alvarez Bravo]], [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[photography|photographer]]
*[[Lola Badia]] (born 1951), Spanish philologist, medievalist
*[[Lola Anglada]], [[Catalonia|Catalan]] writer and illustrator
*[[Lola Astanova]], [[Russia]]n-born classical pianist
*[[Lola Beeth]] (1861–1940), Austrian soprano opera singer
*[[Lola Beltrán]], [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[ranchera]] singer
*María Lucila [[Lola Beltrán]] (1932–1996), Mexican [[ranchera]] singer
*[[Lola Berthet]], [[Argentina|Argentine]] actress
*[[Lola Berthet]] (born 1977), Argentine actress
*[[Lola Bobesco]], [[Belgium|Belgian]] violinist of [[Romania]]n origin
*[[Lola Bobesco]] (1921–2003), Belgian violinist
*[[Lola Braccini]], born Camilla Cariddi (1889–1969), Italian actress
*[[Lolah Burford]], [[United States|American]] author
*[[Lola Brooke]], American rapper
*[[Lola Cotton]], [[United States|American]] [[vaudeville]] [[hypnotist]] and [[mentalist]] of the early 20th century
*[[Lolah Burford]] (1931–2002), American author
*[[Lola Dueñas]], [[Spain|Spanish]] actress
*[[Lola Falana]], [[United States|American]] dancer and actress
*Carola [[Lola Costa]], (1903–2004), English painter, writer and poet
*[[Lola Cotton]] (1892–1975), American vaudeville hypnotist and mentalist of the early 20th century
*[[Lola Flores]], [[Spain|Spanish]] singer, dancer, and actress
*[[Lola Forner]], [[Spain|Spanish]] actress
*María Dolores [[Lola Dueñas]] (born 1971), Spanish actress
*[[Lola Beer Ebner]], born Carola Zwillinger (1910–1997), Israeli fashion designer
*[[Lola Gaos]], [[Spain|Spanish]] actress
*[[Lola Glaudini]], [[United States|American]] actress
*Loletha Elayne [[Lola Falana]] (born 1942), American dancer and actress
*María Dolores [[Lola Flores]] (1923–1995), Spanish singer, dancer, and actress
*[[Lola Graham]], [[Australia]]n musician
*[[Lola Herrera]], [[Spain|Spanish]] actress
*[[Lola Forner]] (born 1960), also known as María Dolores Forner Toro, Spanish actress
*Dolores [[Lola Gaos]] (1921–1993), Spanish actress
*[[Lola Kutty]], alter ego of [[India]]n entertainer [[Anuradha Menon]]
*[[Lola Lane]], [[United States|American]] actress
*[[Lola Glaudini]] (born 1971), American actress
*[[Lola Graham]] (1918–1992), Australian musician
*[[Lola J. May]], [[United States|American]] [[mathematics]] educator, author and consultant
*María Dolores [[Lola Herrera]] (born 1935), Spanish actress
*[[Lola Lemire Tostevin]], [[Canada|Canadian]] [[poet]] and [[novelist]]
*[[Lola Luv]], [[Ethiopia]]n-born hip hop model
*[[Lola Lane]], born Dorothy Mullican (1906–1981) American actress
*[[Lola J. May]] (1923–2007), American mathematics educator, author and consultant
*[[Lola Martinez (broadcaster)|Lola Martinez]], news [[Presenter|broadcaster]]
*[[Lola Montez]], [[Ireland|Irish]]-born actress and dancer and [[courtesan]]
*[[Lola Lemire Tostevin]] (born 1937), Canadian poet and novelist
*[[LoLa Monroe]] born Fershgenet Melaku (born 1986), Ethiopian-born hip hop model
*[[Lola Mora]], [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[sculptor]]
*[[Lola Muñoz]], [[Spain|Spanish]] singer
*[[Lola Martinez (broadcaster)]], news broadcaster
*Lola Monaghan, Australian burlesque dancer under the stage name [[Lola the Vamp]]
*[[Lola Novaković]], [[Serbia]]n writer
*Dolores Candelaria [[Lola Mora]] (1866–1936), Argentine sculptor
*[[Lola Pagnani]], [[Italy|Italian]] actress
*[[Lola Muñoz]], Spanish singer
*[[Lola Ridge]], [[Ireland|Irish]]-born [[anarchist]] poet and editor of [[Marxist]] publications
*Zorana [[Lola Novaković]] (1935–2016), Serbian writer
*[[Lola Rodríguez de Tio]], [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] poet
*[[Lola Sanchez (actress)|Lola Sanchez]], [[Australia]]n actress
*[[Lola Pagnani]] (born 1972), Italian actress
*[[Lola Todd]], [[United States|American]] actress
*[[Lola Petticrew]] (born 1995), Northern Ireland actress
*Rose Emily [[Lola Ridge]] (1873–1941), Irish-born New Zealand-American anarchist and modernist poet, and editor of Marxist publications
*Lola Van Wagenen Redford, consumer advocate and ex-wife of [[Robert Redford]]
*[[Lola Rodríguez de Tió]] (1843–1924), Puerto Rican poet
*[[Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey]], [[United Kingdom|British]] artist, writer, and peer
*[[Lola Solar]] (1904–1989), Austrian teacher and politician
*[[Lola Todd]] (1904–1995), American actress
*[[Lola Tung]] (born 2002), American actress
*[[Lola Van Wagenen]] (born 1938), American historian consumer advocate
*[[Lola N. Vassall]] (1906–2002), Jamaican-American physician
*Margaret Omolola [[Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey]] (born 1951), British artist, writer, and peer
{{div col end}}


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
{{div col|colwidth=45em}}
*[[Lola Luftnagle]], alter ego of the character [[Lilly Truscott]] on the Disney TV series ''[[Hannah Montana]]''.

*[[Lola Limekiller]], a minor character in the comic strip [[Bloom County]].
===Films===
*[[Lola Mbola]], character in animated French television series ''Robotboy''.
*Lola, in the 1958 film, [[Damn Yankees (film)|''Damn Yankees!'']]
*Lola, the title character of [[Lola (1961 film)|''Lola'']], a 1961 French film
*Lola, a character in ''[[Shark Tale]]''
*Lola, the title character of ''[[Run Lola Run]]'', a 1998 German film
*Lola Lola, a dancer played by [[Marlene Dietrich]] in the 1930 German tragicomedic film [[The Blue Angel#Plot|''The Blue Angel'']]
*Lola, the name of the titular character of [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]]'s 1981 film ''[[Lola (1981 film)|Lola]]''
*Lola Alvarez, character in the 2022 Netflix film ''[[A Perfect Pairing]]'', also played by [[Victoria Justice]]
*Lola Lovell, the name of [[Kylie Minogue]]'s character in the 1989 film ''[[The Delinquents (1989 film)|The Delinquents]]''
*Lola Perez, character from the 2016 remake of ''[[Adventures in Babysitting (2016 film)|Adventures in Babysitting]]''
*Lola Scott, character from the 2008 Disney Channel film ''[[Camp Rock]]''

===Television===
*[[Lola Bunny]], a character from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' franchise
*Lola, in [[Plaza Sésamo#Second revamping: 1995- current|later ''Plaza Sésamo'' television series]]
*Lola Caricola, character in animated series ''[[CatDog]]''
*Lola, character in sitcom series in ''[[South Park]]''
*LOLA, the name of Agent [[Phil Coulson]]'s car in ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
*Lola, character in the novel ''[[Atonement (novel)#Main characters|Atonement]]''
*Lola, character in American television series ''[[Reign (TV series)|Reign]]''
*[[Lola Luftnagle]], alter ego of the character [[Lilly Truscott]] on the Disney TV series ''[[Hannah Montana]]''
*[[Lola Mbola]], main character and African-American girl in ''[[Robotboy]]''
*Lola, a character on the Spanish television series ''[[Lola & Virginia]]''
*Lola, a character on the Spanish television series ''[[Lola & Virginia]]''
*Lola, a sketch comedy character played by [[Catherine O'Hara]] on [[Second City Television|''SCTV'']]
*[[Lola...Erase una vez]]
* [[Lola Jonze]], a character in ''Britannia High''
*Lola, main character in telenovela ''[[Lola...Erase una vez]]''
* Lola Boa, in [[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers#Characters|''Brandy and Mr. Whiskers'']]
*Lola Boa, character in American animated television series [[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers#Characters|''Brandy and Mr. Whiskers'']]
*[[Lola Rhodes]], Charlotte Rhodes character on ''Gossip Girl'' (season 5 & 6)
* Lola Cep, in ''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (novel)#Plot summary|Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]''
*Lola Skumpy, a character from the American animated television series ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''
* Lola Lola, a dancer played by [[Marlene Dietrich]] in [[The Blue Angel#Plot|''The Blue Angel'']]
*Lola Spratt, in American black comedy television series and web series ''[[Childrens Hospital (TV Series)|Childrens Hospital]]''
* Lola Martinez, in [[List of characters on Zoey 101#Lola Martinez|''Zoey 101'']]
* Lola Osborne, in ''[[Sister Carrie (novel)|Sister Carrie]]''
*Lola Sonner, one of the protagonists in ''[[Charlie and Lola]]''
*Lola Loud, a character from the American animated television series ''[[The Loud House]]''
* Lola is the name of the titular character of [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]]'s 1981 film [[Lola (1981 film)|Lola]].
*Lola Martinez, character in American comedy-drama television series [[List of characters on Zoey 101#Lola Martinez|''Zoey 101'']]
*[[Lola Bunny]], a character from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' universe
*Lola, a character in the animated television series ''[[Deer Squad]]''
*Lola, a character in the animated television series ''[[Pat the Dog]]''
*Lola, character in the Canadian animated series ''Lili & Lola''

===Literature===
*Lola Lola, the infamous seductress of Heinrich Mann's novel ''[[Professor Unrat]]''
*[[Charlie and Lola#Lola Sonner|Lola Sonner]], one of the main characters from children's book ''Charlie and Lola''
*[[Lola Limekiller]], a minor character in the comic strip ''[[Bloom County]]''
*Lola Cep, character in the novel ''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (novel)#Plot summary|Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]'' and its [[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen|film adaptation]] played by [[Lindsay Lohan]]
*Lola, a character in [[Graham Greene]]'s 1937 short story "The Innocent"
*Lola, a character in [[Graham Greene]]'s 1937 short story "The Innocent"
*Lola Osborne, in the 1900 novel ''[[Sister Carrie (novel)|Sister Carrie]]''
*L-o-l-a Lola is the subject of [[The Kinks]]' 1970 hit of the same name.

*Lola "La Trailera" (Lola "The Truck Driver"), a fictitional character for Mexican Actress [[Rosa Gloria Chagoyán]] that made her a Mexican action and low budget films in the seventies.
===Music===
* Lola Lovell, the name of [[Kylie Minogue]]'s character in the 1989 film, [[The Delinquents (1989 film)|The Delinquents]].
*Lola, the subject of [[The Kinks]]' 1970 single "[[Lola (song)|Lola]]"
* Lola Quincey, 15 year-old cousin of protagonist Briony Tallis in the novel 'Atonement' by Ian McEwan
* Lola,the name of Miley Cyrus's character in the 2012 movie LOL
*Lola, the main character in the [[Barry Manilow]] song, "[[Copacabana (song)|Copacabana]]".
*In 2009, [[Jennifer Lopez]] released, "[[Fresh Out The Oven]]", a promotional single for her upcoming album, ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]''. This song featured a persona or character named 'Lola'.
*Lola, the mascot of [[Gerard Way]], derived from the album ''[[Hesitant Alien]]''

===Musicals===
*Lola, in the Broadway musical comedy ''[[Damn Yankees]]''
*Lola, in the Broadway musical ''[[Kinky Boots (musical)|Kinky Boots]]''

===Others===
*Lola "La Trailera" (Lola "The Truck Driver"), a fictional character for Mexican actress [[Rosa Gloria Chagoyán]] that made her a Mexican action and low-budget films actress in the 1970s
*Lola Rembrite, a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame ''[[HuniePop]]''
*Lola Pop, a candy-themed clown with the power of [[body inflation]] from [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Arms (video game)|Arms]]''
*Lola and Carla, two characters from [[Sega]]'s [[Joypolis]]
{{div col end}}

===Video game===
Lola, a character in MOBA video game ''[[Brawl Stars]]''

==See also==
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*[[Lota (name)]]
*[[Rola (name)]]


==Notes==
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Lola
A statue of Our Lady of Sorrows, the title for the Virgin Mary from which the name Lola is derived.
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameSpanish short form of Dolores and German short form of Aloisia
Meaning"sorrows"
Region of originSpain
Other names
Related namesDolores, Lolita, Aloisia

Lola is a feminine given name and nickname in the Romance languages, and other language groups.

It is a short form of the Spanish name Dolores, meaning "sorrows", taken from one of the titles of the Virgin Mary: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, or Our Lady of Sorrows.

The term Lola is used as an affectionate or honorific term for an elderly woman (a grandmother) in the Philippines. (Synonyms include; lola, impo, lelang, mamang). This is used coinciding with the male honorofic of Lolo (Syn.; lolo, apo, lelong, tatang).

Lola is also a short form of the unrelated German name Aloisia and a hypocorism of Lolita, in particular in Russian.

The name Lola is also common in Africa; in Nigeria, many feminine Yoruba names are shortened to Lola, such as Temilola, Omolola or Damilola.

Lola (Tajik for tulip) is also a feminine name in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. It is derived from the Persian لاله or lâleh.

Lola is also used as a short form of the name Karolina, which was especially popular in use in the 1920s in Poland and is still used. It is also a form of Carol and Charlotte.

Though the name originated with a title for Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, Lola has also acquired a number of contrasting sensual associations. American authors Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz noted in their 2008 book Cool Names for Babies that the name has a sultry image and that people associate the name with the song "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" from the musical Damn Yankees, in which the character of Lola is the Devil's "best homewrecker".[1] The name also has associations with the Irish-born Lola Montez, who became famous in the nineteenth century as an actress, Spanish dancer, courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.

Lolita is a Spanish diminutive form of Lola. The name is sometimes used as a term to indicate a sexually precocious girl, due to its association with the title character of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita[2] and its film adaptations in 1962 and 1997.[3] The name's sexually charged image in certain countries is also due to associations with "Lola", a 1970 song by The Kinks about a young man's encounter with a transvestite named Lola.

The title character in the 1998 German feature film Run Lola Run may also have raised the name's profile, as has Lola, a clever and inquisitive child character in a recently published series of children's picture books by Lauren Child.

Lola Montez, Irish-born actress, dancer, courtesan, and mistress of a king. She is the subject of this 1847 portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler

Names beginning with or containing the letter L have also been particularly fashionable for girls.[4]

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Films

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Television

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Literature

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Music

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Musicals

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  • Lola "La Trailera" (Lola "The Truck Driver"), a fictional character for Mexican actress Rosa Gloria Chagoyán that made her a Mexican action and low-budget films actress in the 1970s
  • Lola Rembrite, a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame HuniePop
  • Lola Pop, a candy-themed clown with the power of body inflation from Nintendo's Arms
  • Lola and Carla, two characters from Sega's Joypolis

Video game

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Lola, a character in MOBA video game Brawl Stars

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2008). Cool Names for Babies. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-37786-1.
  2. ^ "Lolita". Oxford Dictionaries Online. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Help, my name's Lolita", BBC News, 13 February 2008.
  4. ^ Williams, Alex (12 June 2021). "Lilith, Lilibet … Lucifer? How Baby Names Went to 'L': Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hardly the only new parents gravitating toward quirk, family tradition and "L" names". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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