Lou

See also: lou, lóu, lòu, lōu, lǒu, and lo'u

English

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luː/
  • Homophones: lieu, loo

Proper noun

Lou

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Louis.
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Louisa and Louise; often also used as a middle name.
Quotations
  • 2006 Anne Tyler, Digging to America, Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 25:
    Pat and Lou, their names were. The man was Pat and the woman was Lou, or was it the other way around? Maryam knew she was going to have trouble with that.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Lou

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

Anagrams

French

Proper noun

Lou

  1. A male given name, diminutive of Louis.
  2. A female given name, diminutive of Louise.
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