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View Name: Lourdes


LOURDES
GENDER: Feminine
PRONOUNCED: LOOR-des (Spanish), LUWRD (French), LAWRDZ (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
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.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Lurdes (Portuguese)
Popularity
United States  - 



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