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
- A town in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitanie in the French Pyrenees, and site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A female given name from Spanish, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.
Translations
a town in the Pyrenees
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female given name
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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
- a female given name from Spanish
Etymology 2
After the Our Lady of Lourdes.
Proper noun
Lourdes
- A barangay of Bogo, Cebu, Philippines
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Lourdes.
French
Proper noun
Lourdes ?
- Lourdes
Portuguese
Proper noun
Lourdes
- a female given name
- 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
- a female given name transferred from the place name
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Lourdes, after Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (“Our Lady of Lourdes”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Lour‧des
- IPA(key): /ˈluɾdes/, [ˈluɾ.des]
Proper noun
Lourdes
- 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