Lola
GirlThe affectionate form of Dolores, "the sorrows of the Virgin".
Spanish · Latin
Luz
Meaning
Means "light".
Origin and History
- · From Latin lux, "light". It is used both as a Marian title, Our Lady of Light, and as an independent name across the Spanish-speaking world.
- · It shares a Latin root with Lucía and Luciana, though the three took different paths into modern Spanish.
Traits and personality
In Pythagorean numerology, C, L and U are initials of the number 3: it's read as socially magnetic with a communicative streak, drawn to the artistic. This is a numerology reading, not an exact science — character is shaped by life, not by a name.
- Initial
- L
- Syllables
- 1
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