Lurdes
Occitan/Latin · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Lurdes
Lurdes is a Portuguese form of Lourdes, derived from the Occitan place name Lourdes, which ultimately comes from the Latin "laus" meaning "praise" or possibly from a pre-Latin root referring to a stone or rocky place.
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Etymology
Lurdes is a Portuguese form of Lourdes, derived from the Occitan place name Lourdes, which ultimately comes from the Latin "laus" meaning "praise" or possibly from a pre-Latin root referring to a stone or rocky place. The name gained prominence through the Catholic veneration of Our Lady of Lourdes, a Marian apparition site in southwestern France in 1858, and is primarily used in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Catholic communities.
Lurdes currently ranks #18,455 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1977.
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