Lolita

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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.

Proper noun

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Lolita

  1. A female given name from Spanish.
    • 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 1, in Lolita:
      She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.
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Noun

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Lolita (plural Lolitas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of lolita, a girl pursued sexually by an adult man, a nymphet.

Etymology 2

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Transliteration of Bengali ললিতা (lolita).

Proper noun

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Lolita

  1. Alternative form of Lalita
  2. A female given name of Assamese, Bengali, Odia and Santali usage

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Lolita.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lolita f

  1. a female given name.
    • 1963, Vladimir Nabokov, Éric Kahane, chapter 1, in Lolita: Traduit de l'anglais par E.H. Kahane. Roman, Livre de poche (impr. Brodard et Taupin):
      Elle était Lo le matin, Lo tout court, un mètre quarante-huit en chaussettes, debout sur un seul pied. Elle était Lola en pantalon. Elle était Dolly à l’école. Elle était Dolorès sur le pointillé des formulaires. Mais dans mes bras, c’était toujours Lolita.
      She was Lo in the morning, just Lo, one meter forty-eight in socks, standing on one foot. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line of forms. But in my arms, she was always Lolita.

Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1928. From Spanish Lolita. Character in the play Lolitas brīnumputns (1926) by Anna Brigadere.

Proper noun

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Lolita f

  1. Lolita: a female given name

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Lolita was the only given name of 1849 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian

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Proper noun

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Lolita f

  1. Lolita: a female given name

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Lola +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /loˈlita/ [loˈli.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: Lo‧li‧ta

Proper noun

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Lolita f

  1. Lolita: a diminutive of the female given name Dolores

Descendants

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