Lourdes

See also: lourdes

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Lourdes

1. A town in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitanie in the French Pyrenees, and site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.
2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
3. A female given name from Spanish, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.

Translations

a town in the Pyrenees

• Latin: Lapurdum (la)
• Occitan: Lorda (oc)
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• Polish: Lourdes (pl) n
• Vietnamese: Lộ Đức (路德)

female given name

• Spanish: (María de) Lourdes (es)
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References

• Begg, Ean (2017): The Cult of the Black Virgin

Anagrams

• Louders

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Lourdes

1. a female given name from Spanish

Etymology 2

After the Our Lady of Lourdes.

Proper noun

Lourdes

1. A barangay of Bogo, Cebu, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Lourdes.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Lourdes

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

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluɾdes/ [ˈluɾ.ð̞es]

Proper noun

Lourdes f

1. a female given name transferred from the place name

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Lour‧des
• IPA^(key): /ˈluɾdes/, [ˈluɾ.d̪ɛs]

Proper noun

Lourdes

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• Lou
• Marilou