Lourdes

//lʊɹd(z)// name

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

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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.

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