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This is my step-mom's name; I like it a lot, but I like the pronounciation she uses, sort of a fusion between the two you posted: LOR-dez.

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-- Sarah

I really like the sound when it's Loor-des (but not really Loord).

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However, I associate it too much with
a)Madonna's child
b)a Catholic pilgrimage place, miracle visions etc.
to really like it being given to a baby.

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This name for me is firmly entrenched in two different categories: Madonna's kid and religion. As an atheist I'd never use it because it's connotation is waaaay religious, and as someone who is really repulsed by Madonna I wouldn't use it. To boot I'm totally contemptuous of religiously motivated perceived phenomenon and would never want my kid's name to be reminiscent of such. The amount of dislike I have for it more or less prevents me from thinking it sounds good with anything.

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The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness.
To call on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions.

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-Marx-

I agree, I perfer it prounounced Lord-z. It goes very nicely with Georgina.

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"It's orange Ellen, orange! That's why they call it the red planet!!!" -Lakota

I pronounce it lor-deez
it's actually a friend of mines middle name, and her mothers first.
her mother is slightly insane, and cuban.
but all in all, I do like it.

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Edit to include their names:
Mariana Lourdes
and Lourdes (she had this taken out) Ursula

This message was edited 6/4/2006, 8:04 PM

I find it really hard to say, so I don't like it all that much. The way it looks is appealing, though. I think I like names with the "lou" and "lor" elements--Louisa, Louise, Loup, Marilou, Lorraine, Laurette, etc.

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Are you wondering about Lourdes and Georgina as sisters or together in a combo?

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Array

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Always remember the Fitz family motto: Believe in yourself, believe in others, and work like hell.

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A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.

i know a woman named Marie-Lourdes.

I like the Lur-dess pron much better and with your middle...its would be divine :)

do you mean LOORDZ? because Lordz sound like Lords to me. I'm not very fond of this name, I do prefer LOORDZ over LUR-dess.

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