# Lourdes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /lʊɹd(z)/ · frequency rank #32,901

## Definitions
1. A town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage.
2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
3. A municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil.
4. A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.
5. A settlement in Alto Paraguay department, Paraguay.
6. 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Lowndes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lourdes-vs-lowndes)
- **lords** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lords-vs-lourdes)
- **louder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/louder-vs-lourdes)
- **Lord's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lord-s-vs-lourdes)

## Common misspellings (10)
`llourdes`, `lorudes`, `loudres`, `lourddes`, `lourdess`, `lourdse`, `loureds`, `lourrdes`, `luordes`, `olurdes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lourdes