Lourdes - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Lourdes \

is pronounced LOOR-des, LOORDZ. It is of French origin. Place name. Miracles of healing are attributed to the place in France where the Virgin Mary reportedly appeared in 1858 to a young girl, later honored as Saint Bernadette. Actress-singer Madonna chose the name for her first-born daughter. Ballerina Lourdes Lopez.

Lourdes has 4 variant forms: Lourdecita, Lourdetta, Lourdette and Lurdes.

Lourdes is a very common first name for women (#549 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#81845 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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