Lourdes

Meanings

1. A town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.
2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
3. A municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil.
4. A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.
5. A settlement in Alto Paraguay department, Paraguay.
6. A female given name from Spanish, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.

Etymology

From 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. The town in Newfoundland is named after the town in France.