"Lula" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: 19th-century variant of Lulu, nickname of Louisa and Lucy. In rare cases, shortened from Tallulah. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lula
  1. A female given name.
    Sense id: en-Lula-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 11 30 6 6 22 26
  2. Ellipsis of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Derived forms: Lulism, Lulist
    Sense id: en-Lula-en-name-BttoWlTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 11 30 6 6 22 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 24 5 5 29 29 Disambiguation of Individuals: 24 76
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          "text": "But Lula Ann Bridewell is no longer available and she was never a woman. Lula Ann was a sixteen-year-old-me who dropped that dumb countrified name as soon as I left high school. I was Ann Bride for two years until I interviewed for a sales job at Sylvia, Inc., and, on a hunch, shortened my name to Bride, with nothing anybody needs to say before or after that memorable syllable.",
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