Meaning of the nameDelurdes

Female
French origin
De-lur-des

Delurdes is a Brazilian female name linked to Lurdes, a spelling of Lourdes, which comes from the French Lourdes, the name of a French town.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 687 people named Delurdes, the 10,736th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Delurdes is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 687
Rank in Brazil: #10,736
Median age: 66 years
2010 Census: 1,004; people

Delurdes in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Delurdes, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (224 people).

674 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Delurdes is most common

States with the highest share of people named Delurdes in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
Paraná 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	164	0.002%
Paraná	106	0.001%
Santa Catarina	93	0.001%
São Paulo	92	0.000%
Minas Gerais	65	0.000%
Espírito Santo	45	0.001%
Goiás	30	0.000%
Rio de Janeiro	26	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Delurdes

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), gives Lurdes as coming from the French Lourdes, the name of a French town, and cites it in forms such as Maria de Lurdes. Wiktionary records Lurdes as a pronunciation spelling of Lourdes, of French origin. Delurdes writes the Portuguese particle de and Lurdes as one word; the origin of this spelling is uncertain, so no meaning is given to the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 687 people named Delurdes, with a median age of 66, almost always women.

Sources

Wiktionary: Lurdes · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Lourdes · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lurdes · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Delurdes

What does the name Delurdes mean?

The meaning of Delurdes is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Delurdes in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 687 people with the first name Delurdes, which ranks it number 10,736 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Delurdes a boy's or a girl's name?

Delurdes is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 674 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Delurdes?

Delurdes is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Delurdes most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Delurdes (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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