Lula
[ˈluːlə]Meaning
Diminutive of Louise, Luiz, and names beginning with Lu.
Background Story
Lula is a diminutive of Louise and of other names beginning with Lu, and separately a diminutive of Luiz. It is used in Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian and Italian, and in Basque, Breton, English, Esperanto, Flemish, Frankish and Slovak, among others. In English it arose in the 19th century as a variant of Lulu, a nickname of Louisa and Lucy, and in rare cases as a shortening of Tallulah. The name is also borne by the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is known mononymously as Lula.
Variations
Lulabelle, Lulu
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