Dictionary

Lu en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Clipping of Lucy, Lucille, and similar names.

Meanings

1. A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.
   • "Why?" said Lucy in amazement, "haven't you all been wondering where I was?" "So you've been hiding, have you?" Peter said. "Poor old Lu, hiding and nobody noticed! 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fontana Lions, published 1980, →ISBN, page 27:

Lu en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈlu/

Etymology

From Mandarin surname pronunciations

Meanings

1. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 呂／吕 (Lǚ).
   • As editor-in-chief of the pro-communist Kuangming News (光明報), Lu He-ruo (呂赫若) became a wanted man after the newspaper was raided by the authorities in August 1949. While many of his friends were arrested and executed, he managed to elude capture by hiding in the mountains of today’s New Taipei City’s Shihding District (石碇). Lu never made it out of the mountains, and his death remained a mystery for decades. 2023 March 12, Han Cheung, “Taiwan in Time: A multi-talented dissident”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2023, Features, page 13:
   • Lu Yan [translating 呂巖 /吕岩] (A.D. 798–?), courtesy name Dongbin, literary name Chunyangzi. According to tradition, Luzu [translating 呂祖 /吕祖 (Lǚzǔ)] was from Jingzhao [translating 京兆 (Jīngzhào)] Prefecture, in which Changan, the Tang Dynasty (618–908) capital, was situated; however, he is also reputed to be from Hezhong [translating 河中 (Hézhōng)] Prefecture, the present-day Yongji [translating 永濟 /永济 (Yǒngjì)] District of Shanxi. 1993, “Notes”, in Thomas L. Kennedy, transl., Testimony of a Confucian Woman: The Autobiography of Mrs. Nie Zeng Jifen, 1852-1942, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 151:
2. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 盧／卢 (Lú).
3. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 陸／陆 (Lù).
4. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 魯／鲁 (Lǔ).
5. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 路 (Lù).
6. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 蘆／芦 (Lú).
7. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 祿／禄 (Lù).
8. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 逯 (Lù).
9. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin. ▸ A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 鹿 (Lù).

Forms

Lu en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈlu/

Etymology

From Hokkien 呂 /吕 (Lū).

Meanings

1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Forms

Lu en · PROPN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• /ˈlu/
• /ˈl(i)oʊ/

Etymology

From Mandarin 魯 /鲁 (lǔ, “Lǔ”) pronunciation of Chinese 魯 /鲁 (lǔ).

Meanings

1. 魯國／鲁国 (Lǔguó); An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC.

Forms

Lu en · PROPN · etymology 5

Meanings

1. Synonym of Luren (“a Chinese language”).

Synonyms

Luren