Lou
//luː// name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A unisex given name.; A diminutive of the male given name Louis. countable, uncountable
"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.”"
- 2 A Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.
- 3 A unisex given name.; A diminutive of the female given names Louisa or Louise; often also used as a middle name. countable, uncountable
- 4 The Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.
- 5 Nickname for St. Louis: a major city in Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable, with-definite-article
Example
More examples"Legendary American singer Lou Reed has died at the age of seventy-one."
Etymology
Shortening.
Related phrases
More for "lou"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.