Lourdes
See also: lourdes
English
Etymology
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.
Proper noun
Lourdes
- A town in the French Pyrenees, and site of a large Catholic pilgrimage
- A female given name, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.
Translations
References
- Begg, Ean (2017): The Cult of the Black Virgin
Cebuano
Etymology 1
From Spanish Lourdes, from Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, from French Lourdes, from Medieval Latin Lorus.
Etymology 2
After the Our Lady of Lourdes.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Lourdes.
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
Shortened from María (de) Lourdes, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Lourdes".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlurdes/, [ˈlurðes]
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