Baby name
CLASSIC
🇧🇷 🇪🇸 🇺🇸 Lourdes
/LOOR · des/
Meaning
“Spanish place name turned given name”
Spanish place name turned given name, referencing the French town of Lourdes where Marian apparitions were reported in 1858; carries deep Catholic devotional weight.
Nicknames
lulu
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Devotional names age slowly; this one carries too much religious gravity to fade quickly.
The cultural moment.
Common in Spain and Latin America throughout the 20th century; steady, not trending.