Maria-Lourdes
Latin and French · Girl · 4 syllables
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About the name Maria-Lourdes
Maria-Lourdes is a compound name combining Maria (from Latin "Mariam," meaning "of the sea" or "beloved") and Lourdes (from the French town Lourdes, site of a Marian shrine, derived from Occitan "Lurdum" meaning "fortress").
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Etymology
Maria-Lourdes is a compound name combining Maria (from Latin "Mariam," meaning "of the sea" or "beloved") and Lourdes (from the French town Lourdes, site of a Marian shrine, derived from Occitan "Lurdum" meaning "fortress"). The name honors the Virgin Mary and the miraculous apparitions reported at Lourdes in 1858, making it a devotional name emphasizing Marian veneration.
This name is predominantly used in Spanish-speaking Catholic cultures and Portuguese-speaking communities, particularly in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, reflecting the strong Marian devotion and Catholic tradition established after the Lourdes apparitions became a major pilgrimage site.
Maria-Lourdes currently ranks #2,017 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1968.
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