Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Lourdes

LOURDES

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: LOOR-des (Spanish), LUWRD (French), LAWRDZ (English) [key]

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.

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