Lourdes

From French Lourdes, corruption of Medieval Latin Lorus (778), the baptismal name taken by a Moorish leader who converted to Christianity, though of unknown ultimate meaning.

The town in Newfoundland is named after the town in France.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /lʊɹd(z)/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lʊəd(z)/
• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)d, -ʊə(ɹ)dz

Lourdes

1. A town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.
2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
3. A municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil.
4. A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.
5. A settlement in Alto Paraguay department, Paraguay.
6. A female given name from Spanish, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.

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From Spanish Lourdes, from Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, from French Lourdes, from Medieval Latin Lorus.

Lourdes

1. a female given name from Spanish

After the Our Lady of Lourdes.

Lourdes

1. a barangay of Bogo, Cebu, Philippines

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Lourdes.

A corruption or misreading of Medieval Latin Lorus, a name belonging to a Moorish Christian convert with an unknown etymology and meaning.

• IPA^(key): /luʁd/

Lourdes ?

1. Lourdes

• Lurdes

• Hyphenation: Lour‧des

Shortened from Maria de Lourdes, which references Nossa Senhora de Lourdes (“Our Lady of Lourdes”), a Roman Catholic title of the Virgin Mary.

The municipality in Brazil was named in honor of Lourdes, a woman who donated land to the impoverished immigrants who would found the town.^[1]

Lourdes ?

1. A female given name.
2. a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Lourdes ?

1. a town in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France

Shortened from María (de) Lourdes, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Lourdes".

• IPA^(key): /ˈluɾdes/ [ˈluɾ.ð̞es]
• Rhymes: -uɾdes

Lourdes f

1. a female given name transferred from the place name

Spanish Lourdes, after Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (“Our Lady of Lourdes”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈluɾdes/ [ˈluɾ.d̪ɛs]
• Rhymes: -uɾdes
• Syllabification: Lour‧des

Lourdes (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a female given name from Spanish [in turn from place name]

Often combined with Maria as Maria Lourdes (diminutive: Marilou).

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