# Did Seinfeld ruin Dolores? **URL:** \ **Category:** Girl Names\ **Created:** [January 27, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939 "2012-01-27T13:23:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kupcakes](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/kupcakes/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@kupcakes](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/kupcakes)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/1 "2012-01-27T13:23:59Z")
My late grandmother’s name was [name]Dolores[/name] and I would love to honor her by naming by baby girl after her. BUT, do you guys remember the Seinfeld episode where [name]Jerry[/name]'s girlfriend has a name that “rhymed with a part of the female anatomy” and it was [name]Dolores[/name]?? [name]Do[/name] you think this ruined the name? [name]Will[/name] people even remember the episode? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![poptart](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/poptart/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@poptart](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/poptart)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/2 "2012-01-27T14:18:09Z")
Since Seinfeld is still in syndication, I don’t think the female body part association is going away any time soon. Also, [name]Dolores[/name] means pains in Spanish - another good reason not to use the name. If honoring your grandmother is important to you maybe you could use [name]Dora[/name], [name]Lora[/name], [name]Dori[/name], or [name]Dorian[/name] instead or her middle name or initials. ---
**Author:** ![author\_in\_writing](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/author_in_writing/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@author\_in\_writing](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/author_in_writing)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/3 "2012-01-27T15:20:22Z")
Well, [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] didn’t help [name]Dolores[/name] any either. ---
**Author:** ![miloowen](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/miloowen/32/72642_2.png) [@miloowen](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/miloowen)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/4 "2012-01-27T15:26:08Z")
I still have positive connotations for [name]Dolores[/name] though. Yes, it means sorrows, but it’s an appellation for [name]Mary[/name] – [name]Mary[/name] of the Sorrows – which refers to the Pieta, which is beautiful. It was the name of a gorgeous film star who is currently an abbess at the only convent left in Connecticut, [name]Dolores[/name] del [name]Rio[/name]. You can also use [name]Lola[/name] as a nn. ---
**Author:** ![thetxbelle](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/thetxbelle/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@thetxbelle](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/thetxbelle)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/5 "2012-01-27T15:36:54Z")
I couldnt remember the connection and I watched Seinfeld, my husband said he remembers but he doesnt think its a big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/kiki/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Kiki](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/6 "2012-01-27T15:37:33Z")
I think [name]Dolores[/name] has a lovely sound to it and obviously a lot of meaning for you. Maybe if you’re worried about the Seinfeld thing you could use a variant. [name]Delora[/name] is my personal favourite ---
**Author:** ![calimom](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/calimom/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@calimom](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/calimom)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/8 "2012-01-27T18:32:13Z")
There are plenty of names with bad associations. I happen to not love the name [name]Dolores[/name], yet it’s still a solid name. It does sound like an old lady name which is very popular right now (emma, olivia, audrey, sophia etc.). Your name is fit with [name]Alice[/name], [name]Edith[/name] and [name]Florence[/name] to my ears. ---
**Author:** ![shinysarah11](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/shinysarah11/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@shinysarah11](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/shinysarah11)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/9 "2012-01-27T18:57:05Z")
My grandma’s name was also [name]Dolores[/name] and I think it’s horrible. However, I love [name]Lola[/name]. I think it’s a great way to honor her without the negative meanings of the name [name]Dolores[/name]. [name]Lora[/name] is also cute. ---
**Author:** ![taz](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/taz/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@taz](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/taz)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/10 "2012-01-28T01:19:45Z")
I really like [name]Dolores[/name] with nn [name]Dolly[/name] and it was on the short list when I was pregnant. I also might be the only adult human that has never seen Seinfeld! I think it’s such a pretty name and Seinfeld is far in the past at this point. No one her age would have seen it. ---
**Author:** ![east93](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/east93/32/1185_2.png) [@east93](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/east93)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/11 "2012-01-29T01:17:34Z")
Nope, but [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] did. [name]Dolores[/name] Umbridge is a character that’s hated even more than [name]Lord[/name] Voldemort by some. ---
**Author:** ![Bex](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/bex/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Bex](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Bex)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/12 "2012-01-29T12:35:38Z")
> [@author in writing](#): > > Well, [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] didn’t help [name]Dolores[/name] any either. Exactly what I thought when I saw this post. Ruined for me, Ms Umbridge was evil. ---
**Author:** ![bancios](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/bancios/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@bancios](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/bancios)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/13 "2012-01-29T12:43:20Z")
Sadly can’t remember the episode, so I don’t think it should be a problem. [name]Love[/name] the nns [name]Lola[/name] and [name]Dolly[/name] too. ---
**Author:** ![jesba](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/jesba/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@jesba](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/jesba)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/14 "2012-01-29T16:08:16Z")
I remember the episode and don’t think it’s a huge deal. To me, the name doesn’t even actually rhyme with the body part she was going for - I think this was part of the point. I mean part of the point was [name]Jerry[/name] didn’t know his anatomy, I guess, but also I think it was supposed to be hard to think of because it wasn’t a true rhyme. I suspect this is partly accent/dialect as I have read some people say it is a true rhyme, but it really isn’t to me. Anyway, I say no, ultimately, especially as I think Seinfeld won’t be nearly as big a thing for the current generations of children. The HP reference I was unaware of but I’d say it’s a bigger concern, along with the fact that it’s still an old lady name that’s not exactly revived yet. To me it seems like a perfect choice for a middle name position. Good luck!! ---
**Author:** ![teacherma](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/teacherma/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@teacherma](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/teacherma)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/15 "2012-01-29T16:20:34Z")
I would think more people would remember “Mulva” — considering that name was the running joke for most of the episode. You only find out that her name is [name]Dolores[/name] later on. ---
**Author:** ![leelee](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/leelee/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@leelee](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/leelee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/16 "2012-01-29T16:40:49Z")
I wouldn’t let Seinfeld or [name]Harry[/name] potter stand in the way of naming your bub a name that you love! I’m due in a few days and weve decided on [name]Lola[/name] if it is a girl. We’ve cast aside the ‘sorrows’ connection as irrelevant to our lives. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![princessnoribori](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/princessnoribori/32/640_2.png) [@princessnoribori](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/princessnoribori)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/17 "2012-01-29T18:00:50Z")
Hmm … I don’t mind [name]Dolores[/name] in of itself, but [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] definitely did not do it any favours. I would steer clear, personally. Maybe as an mn? ---
**Author:** ![audreyjacqueline](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/audreyjacqueline/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@audreyjacqueline](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/audreyjacqueline)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/18 "2012-01-29T18:22:47Z")
I am not sure about seinfeld because I have never watched it but in the [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] series the [name]Dolores[/name] Umbridge character does NOT give the name positive associations. She was- well evil would be the word. But I am not really a fan of the name but the nicknames [name]Dolly[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] are absoloutely adorable! I highly doubt anyone would remember [name]ONE[/name] specific episode so good luck 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jesba](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/jesba/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@jesba](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/jesba)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/19 "2012-01-29T18:32:20Z")
Ha ha to the poster who wrote about Mulva - I also remember [name]Celeste[/name] being one of the guesses! ---
**Author:** ![poppy528](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/poppy528/32/1161_2.png) [@poppy528](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/poppy528)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/did-seinfeld-ruin-dolores/165939/20 "2012-01-29T19:15:28Z")
I’ve seen a ton of Seinfeld but clearly I missed this episode or it wasn’t remarkable to me. I’ve seen and read all the HP’s but for the life of me I could not remember that it was Umbridge’s fn. It’s no [name]Minerva[/name] or [name]Bellatrix[/name]. Honestly, I think there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the name and if it’s sentimental and works for you then just use it. [name]Lourdes[/name] instead of [name]Dolores[/name] could work. I adore [name]Dolly[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] but I think they’re too far from the original name in sound (I prefer [name]Dolly[/name] as a nn for [name]Dahlia[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] as just [name]Lola[/name]). Cheers! ˙·٠•”❤ [name]Poppy[/name]