Lou
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //luː//
A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name Louis.
proper noun
- 1
A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name Louis.
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 unisex given name. A diminutive of the female given names Louisa or Louise; often also used as a middle name.
- 3
Nickname for St. Louis: a major city in Missouri, United States.
Etymology
Shortening.
proper noun
- 1
A Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.
- 2
The Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.
Forms
- plural
- Lous
Lou · A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name Louis.
loud · Of great intensity.Loud · A surname.Louder · A surname.