Lolita

See also: lolita

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ləʊlˈli.tə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /loʊlˈli.ɾə/, /ləlˈli.ɾə/

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Etymology 1

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

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.

Derived terms

• lolita

Translations

female given name

• Arabic: لُولِيتَا f (lūlītā)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 洛麗塔／洛丽塔 (Luòlìtǎ)

• Hindi: लोलिता (lolitā)
• Japanese: ロリタ (Rorita)
• Korean: 로리타 (Rorita)
• Russian: Лоли́та (ru) f (Lolíta)

Noun

Lolita (plural Lolitas)

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

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Bengali ললিতা (lolita).

Proper noun

Lolita

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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Lolita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ.li.ta/

Proper noun

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

Etymology

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

Lolita f

1. Lolita: a female given name

References

• 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

Proper noun

Lolita f

1. Lolita: a female given name

Spanish

Etymology

From Lola +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Lolita f

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

Descendants

• → English: Lolita
  • English: lolita
    • Japanese: ロリタ
• → Latvian: Lolita
• → Lithuanian: Lolita
• → Arabic: لُولِيتَا (lūlītā)
• → Japanese: ロリタ
  • Japanese: ロリ
    • Korean: 로리 (rori)
• → Korean: 로리타 (rorita)
• → Russian: Лоли́та (Lolíta)