Looking for a name to honor my grandmother. Her name is [name]Dolores[/name]. We definitely don’t want to use this as a first name or a middle, but hope to find a name with a similar sound to it. So far we have come up with [name]Delaney[/name]. I do like this name but would like to consider other options. We don’t like [name]Delilah[/name]. Thanks for any suggestions!
Oh, but [name]Dolores[/name] is so sassy in its retro way! Well, shoot. 
[name]How[/name] about [name]Lola[/name], its Spanish diminutive? Or:
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Dolly[/name]
[name]Lora[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
Dolorosa
[name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Lorena[/name]
Lorna
Im a little bit confused by what you mean when you said you want to find a name that sounds like “[name]Dolores[/name].” Because I do not think that [name]Delaney[/name] sounds at all like [name]Dolores[/name]. Are you just looking for a “D” name? … For now, here are some of my suggestions…
[name]Dora[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Adare[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Lourdes[/name]
[name]Marlowe[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Carlotta[/name] / [name]Charlotte[/name]
My first thought was [name]Dolly[/name], I think thats so cute
[name]Dorothy[/name]/[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Donatella[/name]
[name]Della[/name]
Names with Dol in them:
[name]Dola[/name]
Edolia
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
Idolina
Variations of [name]Dolores[/name]:
Deloria
[name]Dolorita[/name]
[name]Loli[/name]
[name]Lolicia[/name]
[name]Lola[/name]
Dela
[name]Lora[/name]
[name]Doloriana[/name]
[name]Lolica[/name]
Oh I love [name]Dolores[/name]. [name]Delaney[/name] not so much…
Maybe [name]Dahlia[/name]. It also could work w nn [name]Dolly[/name].
[name]Delaney[/name] doesn’t relate to [name]Dolores[/name] [name]IMO[/name] other than starting with D and having an L
First thought: [name]Lourdes[/name]
[name]Delora[/name]
[name]Elora[/name]
Deora
[name]Lourdes[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Soledad[/name]
[name]Lorca[/name]
[name]Lorna[/name]
[name]Dolores[/name] is close to dolorous, so it has a bit of a melancholy feeling about it. I think [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name] share that.
[name]Lola[/name] is traditionally a nickname for [name]Dolores[/name], so that would be a great way to honour a [name]Dolores[/name] with a modern-sounding name Plus, you’d get to stock up her bookshelf with the [name]Charlie[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] books!
[name]Dorothy[/name] and [name]Dorothea[/name] also come to mind.
[name]Dory[/name]/[name]Dori[/name]?
I like the suggestion of [name]Lola[/name] a lot, esp for a middle name. I am surprised it hasn’t been said yet, but what about [name]Dory[/name](or [name]Dori[/name])?
I am surprised it hasn’t been suggested yet, but what about [name]Dory[/name]? (or [name]Dori[/name]) =]