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Lou en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /luː/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Shortening.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ A diminutive of the male given name Louis.
    • Or it’s the man who has listened to Lou Dobbs ranting about people crossing the borders or who has heard some incredibly nasty sermon about homosexuals and thinks to himself, “My race, my people, my tribe are under assault, and the brave young men of the tribe have to protect it.” 2010 March 9, Amy Frykholm, quoting Mark Potok, “Enemies of the people: Mark Potok monitors hate”, in The Christian Century:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ A diminutive of the female given names Louisa and Louise; often also used as a middle name.
  3. (countable, uncountable, with-definite-article) Nickname for St. Louis: a major city in Missouri, United States.

Forms

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Lous Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Lulu · Lou Reed · Mary-Lou · Mary Lou · Loulou · Marilou

Relateds

Louie · Lew · Louis · Louise · Louisa · Lu · Louey

Source: en.wiktionary, “Lou” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lou en · PROPN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. A Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.
  2. The Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.