The story behind 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.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Spanish Lourdes, after Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (“Our Lady of Lourdes”).
Pronunciation
General-American: /lʊɹd(z)/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /lʊəd(z)/
- Received-Pronunciation, pour–poor merger: /lɔːd(z)/
- British, Southern, Standard: /loːd(z)/
- British, Southern, Standard, rare, without the pour–poor merger: /lɵːd(z)/
- Scotland: /lʉɾd(z)/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈluɾdes/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈluɾ.d̪ɛs]
Popularity
Lourdes ranked #2917 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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Iines
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Luis
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Moises
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Louis
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Lucas
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Middle Names for Lourdes
Aaron
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Sibling Names for Lourdes
Aaron
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abraham
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends M
- shared origin connection
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Abundio
Borrowed from Latin Abundius. Borrowed from Spanish Abundio.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length