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What does Lu mean?
Lu 
▼ as a girls' name has its roots in Old German and Latin, and the meaning of Lu is "famous warrior; light; famous warrior; other, foreign". Lu is an alternate form of Lou: contraction of Louann. Lu is also a variant of Louise (Old German). Lu is also used as a form of Lucy (Latin), and a variant of Luella (Old English, Old German).
STARTS WITH Lu-
Variations
RELATIONS VIA LOU, LOUISE, LUCY, LUELLA Lois▼, Lola, Luce, Luci, Lucia▲, Lucie, Lucza, Luisa▲, Luise, Lujza, Lula▼, Lulu▼, Luz
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lu Julietta (L.J.), ..
How popular is Lu?
Lu is a very prominent first name for females (#1758 out of 4276, Top 41%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#1424 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lu reached its highest rank of #661 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Lu are Lucy (#51 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Lucia (#183), Lola (#239), Louise (#800), Luella (#954), Luz (#1003), Luisa (#1112), Lucie (#1375), Lois (#1693), Lula (#1860), Lou, Luci and Lulu. Usage of these forms of Lu was at its highest during 1880-1889 (USAGE OF 2.7%) and is now significantly lower (USAGE 0.5%, DOWN 81%), with forms such as Luella becoming somewhat dated. Lucy has been the most well-known version, although Luisa seems to be becoming a favorite too.
Similar Names
Lu▼ is pronounced similarly to La-, Lea▲, Leah▲, Lee▼, Leia▲, Leya, Lia▲ and Liya. Another recommended sound-alike name is Su. These names tend to be less commonly used than Lu.
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