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

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

 
  • (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

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈluɾdes/ [ˈluɾ.dɛs]
  • Rhymes: -uɾdes
  • Syllabification: 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

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