Lu

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//ˈlu//
//ˈl(i)oʊ//

A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.

proper noun

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A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.
"Why?" said Lucy in amazement, "haven't you all been wondering where I was?" "So you've been hiding, have you?" Peter said. "Poor old Lu, hiding and nobody noticed!

Etymology

Clipping of Lucy, Lucille, and similar names.

proper noun

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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 呂／吕 (Lǚ).
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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 盧／卢 (Lú).
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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 陸／陆 (Lù).
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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 魯／鲁 (Lǔ).
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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 路 (Lù).
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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 蘆／芦 (Lú).
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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 祿／禄 (Lù).
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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 逯 (Lù).
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A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 鹿 (Lù).

Etymology

From Mandarin surname pronunciations

proper noun

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A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Etymology

From Hokkien 呂 /吕 (Lū).

proper noun

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魯國／鲁国 (Lǔguó); An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC.

Etymology

From Mandarin 魯 /鲁 (lǔ, “Lǔ”) pronunciation of Chinese 魯 /鲁 (lǔ).

proper noun

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Synonym of Luren (“a Chinese language”).

Forms

plural: Lus

Ls · driver's license LT · A designation for a trim level within a model of trucks; it…lu · Synonym of route or circuit, an administrative division of…

Lu · A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.

LU · A matrix decomposition which writes a matrix as the product…lube · Lubricant.Luca · A male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s.

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