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
Along the way
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #4,417 among girls, 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 — more than any year before or since.
  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.