Lourdes
From the French place name Lourdes; referring to Our Lady of Lourdes (Spanish/French)
Lourdes is a spanish / other girl name in the Philippines. In the civil registry as of May 2021 it is number 49, with 89,280 records. It has 2 syllables.
Origin and meaning
From the French place name Lourdes; referring to Our Lady of Lourdes (Spanish/French)
The name refers to the pilgrimage site of Lourdes in southwestern France. It became widely adopted as a devotional given name in Spanish-speaking Catholic cultures and the Philippines following the 19th-century apparitions to Saint Bernadette Soubirous.
Derived from the French town of Lourdes, where Marian apparitions occurred in 1858. The name entered the Philippines through Spanish Roman Catholic Marian devotions to Our Lady of Lourdes (Nuestra Señora de Lourdes).
Name character
In the Philippines
Extremely common among older and middle-aged Filipinas, frequently combined with Maria as 'Maria Lourdes' or 'Ma. Lourdes'. Common nicknames include Lulu, Des, Ditas, and Lourd.
Related forms
- Lourdes Spanish
- Lurdes Portuguese
- Lourdes French
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Lourdes with common surname pairs
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Is Lourdes a common girl name in the Philippines?
In the civil registry as of May 2021, Lourdes is number 49, with 89,280 records. That is not the 2024 birth list, and it does not say the name is a better choice. How it sounds with both family surnames is a separate score.