Names related to Lourdes: Lola, Lulu

Lourdes

Pronunciation: LOOR-dəs, LUWRDZ (key)

Origin of the name Lourdes:

Transferred use of a Basque place-name meaning "craggy slope." Lourdes, a town in southwestern France, was popularized as a given name after St. Bernadette experienced visions of the Virgin Mary there in 1858.

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Marilu is a nickname for Maria Lourdes

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Lourdes Leon, Madonna's daughter with Carlos Leon.

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