Lourdes

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Lourdes is derived from the name of a town in France where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette. The town is named after the French word for "heavy" or "burdensome" because of the rocks and boulders that made the area difficult to navigate. The name Lourdes means "burdensome" or "heavy" in French.
Pronunciation
LOOR-dhehs(Spanish)
LOORD(French)
LOORDZ(English)
LOR-dhehs(Spanish)
loor-des
Popularity
Lourdes is a relatively uncommon name in the United States, and is not ranked among the top 1000 names for girls.

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Lourdes Name meanings & History

The name Lourdes is derived from the name of a town in France where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette. The town is named after the French word for "heavy" or "burdensome" because of the rocks and boulders that made the area difficult to navigate. The name Lourdes means "burdensome" or "heavy" in French. From the name of a French town. It became a popular center of pilgrimage after a young girl from the town had visions of the Virgin Mary in a nearby grotto. Lourdes is used primarily as a girl's name.

Zodiac Sign of Lourdes: Lover Taurus,Logical Libra

Synonyms of Lourdes:

L: Liaison,Lovely,Luscious,Lazy,Legal,Lover,Languid

O: Obsolete,Obstinate,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Organized

U: Unity,Understanding,Utopia,Universality,Undermining

R: Restless,Rational,Reason,Resourceful

D: Demanding,Domestic,Doting,Dutiful,Daddy,Determined

E: Entertain,Exaggerate,Environment,Enlighten,Enliven,Expressive

S: Sex,Success,Solidity,Social Standing,Security,Status,Sensuality

Lourdes is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Madonna named her daughter Lourdes, after the pilgrimage site in France. Other famous people with the name Lourdes include Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon (Madonna's daughter), and Lourdes Lopez (a ballet dancer and artistic director of the Miami City Ballet).

2.) Lourdes (Female)

Usage: French

Meanings: (French) girl from Lourdes, France; hallowed

Other Forms: Lourd, Lordes, Lordez


3.) LOURDES (Female)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: Transferred use of a Basque place-name meaning “craggy slope.” Lourdes, a town in southwestern France, was popularized as a given name after St. Bernadette experienced visions of the Virgin Mary there in 1858. Var: Lordes, Lurdes. (LURE-DAYS)


4.) Lourdes (Female)

Usage: French

Meanings: (French) from Lourdes, France. Religion: a place where the Virgin Mary was said to have appeared.


5.) Lourdes (Female)

Usage: Basque

Meanings: Craggy slope

Other Forms: Lords, Lordes


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