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.

Pronunciation

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

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.

Derived terms

• Lourdes-like

 

Translations

a town in the Pyrenees

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

female given name

• Spanish: (María de) Lourdes (es)

References

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

Anagrams

• Louders

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.

French

Proper noun

Lourdes ?

1. Lourdes

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ʁ.d͡ʒis/ [lo(ʊ̯)ɦ.d͡ʒis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ʁ.d͡ʒis/ [lo(ʊ̯)ɦ.d͡ʒis]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ɾ.d͡ʒis/ [lo(ʊ̯)ɾ.d͡ʒis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ʁ.d͡ʒiʃ/ [lo(ʊ̯)ʁ.d͡ʒiʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ɻ.des/ [lo(ʊ̯)ɻ.des]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ɾ.dɨʃ/ [lo(w)ɾ.ðɨʃ]

• Hyphenation: Lour‧des

Proper noun

Lourdes

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

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]
• Rhymes: -uɾdes

Proper noun

Lourdes f

1. a female given name transferred from the place name

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Lourdes (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

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