"Lou" meaning in French

See Lou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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

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