Updated January 23, 2020

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Old German : Warrior maiden
  • Latin : Light
  • Spanish : Renowned warrior

Girl name variations

Louise

Louise

0 % this year
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Luise

Luise

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Louisa

Louisa

- 20% this year
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Louisiana

Louisiana

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Luisa

Luisa

+ 20% this year
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Loise

Loise

0 % this year
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Lois

Lois

+ 3% this year
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Loyce

Loyce

+ 17% this year
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Lisette

Lisette

- 42% this year
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Luana

Luana

- 5% this year
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Luane

Luane

0 % this year
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Luwana

Luwana

0 % this year
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Lou

Lou

+ 14% this year
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Lulu

Lulu

+ 2% this year
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Lulie

Lulie

0 % this year
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Ouise

Ouise

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Ouisa

Ouisa

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Eloise

Eloise

+ 14% this year
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Eloisa

Eloisa

- 8% this year
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Aloysia

Aloysia

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Liusadh

Liusadh

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Lucy

Lucy

- 44% this year
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Lucie

Lucie

+ 7% this year
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Lucia

Lucia

+ 9% this year
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Luce

Luce

0 % this year
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Luza

Luza

0 % this year
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Luz

Luz

+ 18% this year
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Luciana

Luciana

+ 11% this year
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Lucianna

Lucianna

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Lucianne

Lucianne

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Lucienne

Lucienne

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Lucida

Lucida

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Lucile

Lucile

+ 30% this year
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Lucille

Lucille

- 1% this year
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Lucette

Lucette

0 % this year
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Lujuana

Lujuana

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Famed warrior

Boy name variations

Louis

Louis

+ 1% this year
Masculine
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Lewis

Lewis

+ 2% this year
Masculine
Uncommon
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Lewes

Lewes

0 % this year
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Luis

Luis

+ 7% this year
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Louie

Louie

- 2% this year
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Lewie

Lewie

0 % this year
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Lou

Lou

+ 14% this year
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Lew

Lew

- 17% this year
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Ludwig

Ludwig

- 31% this year
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Ludvig

Ludvig

0 % this year
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Luigi

Luigi

+ 28% this year
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Lodovico

Lodovico

0 % this year
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Luthias

Luthias

0 % this year
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Llewellyn

Llewellyn

- 35% this year
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Clovis

Clovis

- 21% this year
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Chlodwig

Chlodwig

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Lajos

Lajos

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How Popular Is The Name Lu

Family name origins & meanings

  • Chinese : from the name of the ancient state of Lu, in present-day Henan province. This is one of the oldest Chinese surnames, going back well over 4000 years to an adviser of the founding emperor of the Xia dynasty, Yu (2205–2198 bc). The adviser was enfeoffed with the state of Lu, and the family held it throughout the Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou dynasties, eventually adopting the name of the state, Lu, as their surname.
  • Chinese : from area called Lu, in present-day Shandong province. During the Warring States period (403–221 bc), a descendant of previous dukes of the state of Qi became the high counselor of that state, and was granted the area of Lu. His descendants later adopted the place name Lu as their surname.
  • Chinese : from the name of the city of Lu in the state of Qi. During the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). The youngest son of a duke of Qi was granted the city of Lu, and his descendants adopted the place name Lu as their surname.
  • Chinese : from the name of a different state of Lu, a large area covering parts of present-day Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shandong provinces. This was granted to Zhou Gong, Duke of Zhou, a famous figure in Chinese history, as he was revered by Confucius as the prototypical good adviser. The fourth son of Wen Wang, Zhou Gong was the younger brother and chief adviser of Wu Wang, the founder of the Zhou dynasty. After Wu Wang died in 1116 bc, his 13-year old son succeeded him, but actual power was held by Zhou Gong, acting as regent. Zhou Gong’s descendants later adopted the name of the state as their surname.
  • Chinese : from the name of the Lushui river. The characters for the river name contained a written component meaning ‘water’; this component was dropped, leaving only the current character for Lu, which means ‘street’.
  • Chinese : from the name of an area known as Wulu ‘Five Deer’, which was granted to a senior adviser of the state of Wei.