"Lou" meaning in All languages combined

See Lou on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /luː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lou.wav [Southern-England] 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: 35 37 6 6 9 7 Disambiguation of Languages: 31 31 8 8 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 24 7 7 25 20
  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: 35 37 6 6 9 7 Disambiguation of Languages: 31 31 8 8 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 10 10 26 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 24 7 7 25 20
  3. (with definite article) A nickname for St. Louis. 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-xtmwN~NZ
  4. (with definite article) A nickname for St. Louis. 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-ccWzXEC6
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): Languages
    Sense id: en-Lou-en-name-f4vvGIOx Disambiguation of Languages: 31 31 8 8 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 10 10 26 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 24 7 7 25 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 13 8 8 41 19
  2. The Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Lou-en-name-NZ7VpEsc Disambiguation of Languages: 31 31 8 8 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 10 10 26 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 24 7 7 25 20
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

Download JSON data for Lou meaning in All languages combined (16.0kB)

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