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Proper name [English]

IPA: /luː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lou.wav Forms: Lous [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Lou (countable and uncountable, plural Lous)
  1. (countable) A unisex given name
    A diminutive of the male given name Louis.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names, Languages
    Sense id: en-Lou-en-name-b~vh8n1g Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 37 37 9 13 4 Disambiguation of Languages: 34 34 8 12 12
  2. (countable) A unisex given name
    A diminutive of the female given names Louisa or Louise; often also used as a middle name.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names, Languages
    Sense id: en-Lou-en-name-cOyxmWgZ Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 37 37 9 13 4 Disambiguation of Languages: 34 34 8 12 12
  3. (with definite article) A nickname for St. Louis. A city in Missouri, United States Tags: countable, uncountable, with-definite-article Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, City nicknames, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Lou-en-name-UqF2L9Ob
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Loulou, Lou Reed, Lulu, Marilou, Mary Lou, Mary-Lou Related terms: Louey, Louie, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Lew, Lu
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lou
  1. A Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. Categories (topical): English unisex given names, Languages
    Sense id: en-Lou-en-name-f4vvGIOx Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 37 37 9 13 4 Disambiguation of Languages: 34 34 8 12 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 22 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 12 16 29 18 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 14 16 34 14 6 6
  2. The Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Lou-en-name-NZ7VpEsc Disambiguation of Languages: 34 34 8 12 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [French]

IPA: /lu/
Etymology: Clipping of Louis, Louise. Etymology templates: {{clipping|fr|Louis, Louise}} Clipping of Louis, Louise Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|mfbysense}} Lou m or f by sense
  1. a unisex given name
    a diminutive of the male given name Louis
    Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): French diminutives of male given names, French female given names, French given names, French male given names, French unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Lou-fr-name-X-xM4nEl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 50 50
  2. a unisex given name
    a diminutive of the female given name Louise
    Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): French diminutives of female given names, French female given names, French given names, French male given names, French unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Lou-fr-name-hvikAe7z Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Loulou

Inflected forms

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