Lola
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- Lola is a Spanish name, short for Dolores, in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows; its diminutive is Lolita.
- Lola is a synonym for a grandmother with Filipino background.
- Lola is a Greek variant of Theodora.
- Lola may also refer to:
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Name
- Lola (given name), a female given name popular in several languages
- Lola is short for Omolola and Oluwadamilola in Yoruba Omolola means "Child of Wealth" while Oluwadamilola mean "God Gives Me Wealth"
- Lola is a Tajik-Farsi female given name
- Lola may also be short for given names such has Yolanda and Lourdes
- Lola, a Nepalese name given to water balloon used especially in Holi
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Animals
- Lola, a hawk in New York City; mate of Pale Male (2002— )
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Companies and products
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Technology
- Lola (hardware description language), a computer language
- LOLA, the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter instrument on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
- LOLA, rabbits mom
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Films and theatre
- The Lolas, the popular name for the German Film Awards
- Lola (play)
- Lola (1914 film), a 1914 film
- Lola (1961 film), a 1961 film directed by Jacques Demy
- Lola (1969 film), a 1969 film starring Charles Bronson
- Lola (1981 film), a 1981 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Lola (1982 film), a 1982 film
- Lola (1986 film), a 1986 film directed by Bigas Luna
- Lola (1997 film), a 1997 film directed by Steven Cowie
- Lola (2006 film), a 2006 film directed by Javier Rebollo
- Lola (2007 film), a 2007 film
- Run Lola Run, a 1998 German film directed by Tom Tykwer
- Lola (TV pilot), a 1990 TV pilot; also known as Escape from 212
- Lola (Greek TV series), a 2008 Greek TV series, a sitcom; adaptation of the Argentine show Lalola
- Lola (Chilean TV series), an Chilean TV series, a sitcom; adaptation of the Argentine show Lalola
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Languages
- Lola (language), a language spoken by the people of the Aru Islands
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People
- Lola Falana, American dancer
- Lola Beltrán, a Mexican singer nicknamed Lola, la grande ("Lola, the great")
- Lola Rodríguez de Tió, a Puerto Rican poet
- Lola (singer), a female singer/songwriter
- Lola (footballer), a Clube Atlético Mineiro player from 1968
- Lola of Maipon is a prophet who founded a church with several thousand members. Lola means "Grandmother" in Bikol, Maipon is a barangay of Guinobatan, Albay, Bicol Region, Philippines.
- Lola Flores, a Spanish singer, dancer and actress
- Lola Pagnani, a Italian actress and dancer
- Lola (porn star), American pornographic actress
- Lola Sharapova-Abdurahimova, one of the first Tajik female violin players
- Lola Rebollo, Model/Actress
- Lola Van Wagenen Redford, consumer advocate and ex-wife of Robert Redford
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Fictional characters
- Lola Martinez a character in the Nickelodeon show, Zoey 101
- Lola Love, a sassy go-for-it girl character in the Think Pink and Lola Love books by UK author Lisa Clark. Also star of the website lolasland.com
- Lola Lola, a cabaret dancer played by Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternberg's film Der blaue Engel
- Lola Boa, a snake in Brandy and Mr. Whiskers
- Lola Bunny, a cartoon character who featured in the feature film Space Jam
- The character Lola on the television series Plaza Sésamo
- The showgirl portrayed in the Barry Manilow song "Copacabana"
- Lola Luftnagle, the alias of a character in the TV show Hannah Montana
- Lola, a photographer in Grim Fandango
- Lola Sonner, from the books and cartoons Charlie and Lola
- Lola, a character in Atonement and the 2007 film based on this novel
- Lola a character in Britannia High
- Lola, a character in the animated feature film Shark Tale
- Lola Mbola, a character of the Robotboy series
- Lola Cep, the main character in the book and movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
- Lola Montero, a character in The Age of Reason
- Lola, a character in the animated TV series South Park
- Lola, a character in the manga series Onepiece
Lola a.k.a Ivana
- Lola, a bird that appeared since the 3rd season on the animated series CatDog.
Lola Valente, a fictional character in the Spanish soap opera, Lola...Erase Una Vez
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Places
- Lola, Angola, a city
- Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture, Guinea
- Lola Island, an island in the Solomon Islands
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Songs
- "Ich bin die fesche Lola", a german song performed by Marlene Dietrich in Blue Angel.
- "Lola" (song), a song by The Kinks
- "Lola Leave Your Light On" from Deja Voodoo by Gov't Mule
- "Lola" from Wow by Superbus
- "Lola", a song by The Coasters
- "Whatever Lola Wants", popular song written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross for the musical play Damn Yankees
- "Lola", a French song sung by the Israeli singer Dana International
- "Lola", a Filipino song composed, recorded, and performed by Willy San Juan under HHP Records 1994
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Sports
- MasterCard Lola, a team that competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship
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See also
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