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Lou
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Appendix:Variations of "lou"
English
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Pronunciation
en /luː/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lou.wav Southern England
en uː 1
en loo lu ; lew lieu<aa:yod-dropping>
Proper noun
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en countable en unisex.
en male Louis.
en Amy Frykholm Enemies of the people: Mark Potok monitors hate w:The Christian Century https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2010-03/enemies-people 2010-03-09 Mark Potok Or it’s the man who has listened to Lou Dobbs ranting about people crossing the borders or who has heard some incredibly nasty sermon about homosexuals and thinks to himself, “My race, my people, my tribe are under assault, and the brave young men of the tribe have to protect it.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260423184922/https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2010-03/enemies-people 23 April 2026
en female Louisa,Louise; often also used as a middle name.
en with definite article en @nickname for:St. Louis major city s/Missouri c/USA.
Quotations
2000 Nelly, "Country Grammar (Hot Shit"). Country Grammar, Universal Records.
I'm from the Lou and I'm proud.
en 2006 w:Anne Tyler Digging to America Alfred A. Knopf 0307263940 25 Pat and Lou, their names were. The man was Pat and the woman was Lou, or was it the other way around? Maryam knew she was going to have trouble with that.
Derived terms
en Louella Lou Reed Mary Lou Marilou Mary-Lou Loulou Lulu
Related terms
en Louie Louey Louis Louise Louisa
See also
en Lew Lu
Etymology 2
Proper noun
A Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.
The Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.
Anagrams
en lou Luo UOL oul oul'
en Languages
French
Etymology
fr :clipping Louis, Louise
fr Louis, Louise.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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fr unisex
fr male Louis
fr female Louise
Derived terms
fr Loulou