Lourdes

Where Lourdes comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lourdes
  • Spanish
  • 1 syllable
Lourdes through the years
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #4,417 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1959
    Lourdes Flores Nano born
    Peruvian politician
  3. 1963
    Peak, #532
    333 babies named Lourdes, the most in any year.
  4. 1981
    Lourdes Domínguez Lino born
    Spanish tennis player
  5. 1984
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #923.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Spanish, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.
Namesakes
  • Lourdes Domínguez Lino · Spanish tennis player, born 1981
  • Lourdes Flores Nano · Peruvian politician, born 1959
  • Lourdes Benedicto · American actress, born 1974
  • Lourdes Mohedano · Spanish rhythmic gymnast, born 1995
  • Lourdes J. Cruz · Filipino biochemist, born 1942

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.