Lourdes

Lourdes Meaning & Origin

About Lourdes
The name Lourdes is of French origin and is derived from the name of a town in southwestern France called Lourdes. The name is associated with the Catholic pilgrimage site where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. Lourdes has since become a popular given name, particularly among Catholics, and is often associated with faith, spirituality, and miracles.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Lourdes are female.

Lourdes Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 21.74% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L06302
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AO1 R D Z
🌐 IPA
/lɔrdz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lourdes in Braille

Here's how to represent Lourdes in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Lourdes in braille

How to Spell the Name Lourdes in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Lourdes using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lourdes in sign language

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