How would you pronounce Lourdes?

[ohidoliketobe23]

Like Lord or like Lord-ez?

Any thoughts or similar names?

In French “lords” but in Spanish it’s Lord-es” so it would depend on where I was!

As in more than one Lourde.

The Spanish speaker I know with this name pronounces it 'Lord-ez'.

The French place name, a place of pilgrimage, is pronounced Lords, in English anyway.

Loor dez

Depends where you are

Lords if you are UK
Lord if you are French
Lordez if you are Spanish

And hundreds of other ways

Lords (in English anyway)

I would say Lords for the place of pilgrimage (sort of) and Lord-ezz for Madonna's daughter, and probably a toss up for which I'd guess for a stranger's name. Probably the second since it's a name.

I think this would be a difficult name to live with, and I'd assume the parents were very religious or else Madonna fans.

It's a French city and the French pronunciation is similar to 'lourd'.

'Lour-dez' is the Spanish name for Lourdes. So saying 'Lour-dez' is kind of akin to saying 'Londres' or 'Londra' instead of London.

This, although with a very slight difference in pronunciation of the two Os

I know one, she is lords.

lou-erds (same as the Catholic pilgrimage place)

If it is the religious connection you're after how about 'Knock'?

(pronounced Nok)

The religious pilgrimage site is pronounced differently in French than it is in English (and it's not just Lords either - the vowel is different). I would pronounce it as a name as I would pronounce it in French.

You wouldnt say the "S". It's Lord with a longer "o" sound

LooRd

Lords

I would use the Spanish pronunciation Lord-ez as I’ve never come across the French version as a personal name.

Lor-dez, as the pilgrimage town is pronounced.

Lor-dez

Like the town, so Loords

Or Looord

LOR - DEZ

Since when is Lourdes in Spain? It's in France and the S is silent.

I would say if you wanted to call the kid Lordez then just spell it as Lordez.

Lord ez

I don’t like it however it’s pronounced though

Lou-erd.