Lourdes

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English

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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

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

Translations

References

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

Anagrams

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

 

  • 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

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

Proper noun

Lourdes (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a female given name from Spanish

Usage notes

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

Derived terms