lourdes
/lʊɹd(z)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.
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A municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil.
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A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.
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A female given name from Spanish, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.
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.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Lourdes, Lorus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /lʊɹd(z)/
- British English: /lʊəd(z)/