Lou name - Meaning of Lou

Lou name - Meaning of Lou

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Gender
Masculine & Feminine
Lucky Number
3
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Usage
English, French, Germanic
Pronounced
LOO (English)
Lou Meaning
Short form of Louise or Louis. A famous bearer was the American baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903-1941). Lou is a diminutive of Louis, or Louise. Louise originates in Germanic languages and means "well-known fighter". It is a feminine form of Louis. It has always been a popular name among royalty and it used to be a very popular feminine given name in the United States as well. Lately, its usage has declined. It remains popular in French-speaking countries.

Lou Related Names
Variants: Louie, Lula (English), Louisette (French), Lue, Loo
Diminutives: Louella, Luella (English)
Feminine Forms: Louisa, Louise (English), Louise, Louisette (French)
Masculine Forms: Lewis, Louis (English), Louis (French)
Other Languages: Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Ludovicus, Clovis, Hludowig (Ancient Germanic), Koldobika, Koldo (Basque), Loïc (Breton), Lluís (Catalan), Alojz, Alojzija, Alojzije (Croatian), Alois, Ludvík, Luděk (Czech), Lovise, Ludvig (Danish), Aloysius, Lodewijk, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Loes, Lowie, Ludo (Dutch), Ludoviko, Luĉjo (Esperanto), Loviise (Estonian), Loviisa (Finnish), Lois (Galician), Alois, Aloisia, Aloysius, Louisa, Ludwig, Luise, Lulu, Lutz (German), Louiza (Greek), Alajos, Lajos, Lujza (Hungarian), Lúðvík (Icelandic), Alaois (Irish), Alvise, Lodovico, Ludovica, Ludovico, Luigi, Luigia, Luisa, Gina, Gino, Luigina, Luigino, Luisella, Vico (Italian), Ludis, Ludvigs (Latvian), Liudvika, Liudvikas (Lithuanian), Ruiha (Maori), Aloys, Aloysius (Medieval Occitan), Lovise, Ludvig (Norwegian), Loís (Occitan), Alojzy, Ludwik, Ludwika, Luiza (Polish), Aloisio, Luís, Luísa, Luiza, Luisinho (Portuguese), Luiz (Portuguese (Brazilian) ), Luiza (Romanian), Alojz, Alojzia (Slovak), Alojz, Alojzij, Alojzija, Ludvik, Lojze (Slovene), Luis, Luisa, Lucho, Luisina, Luisita (Spanish), Lovisa, Ludvig, Love, Ludde (Swedish)


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