Lou
[luː]Meaning
short form of Louise or Louis
Background Story
Lou is a short form of Louise or Louis, and is also used as a short form of Lewis or Lewis's variants. It is recorded as a unisex given name used in Basque, Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Frankish and Galician. Related forms include Louella, Louie, Luella, Lula and Lulu.
Variations
Louie, Louisa, Louis
Related Names
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Louie
Diminutive of Louis
Loula
Recorded as a feminine given name in English
Aji
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Aky
Ari
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Asa
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Boj
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Bon
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