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♂ Lou (boy)
What does Lou mean?
Lou 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Lou) is an Old German name, and the meaning of the name Lou is "famous warrior". Lou is an alternate form of Lewis (Old German): anglicization of Louis.
STARTS WITH Lo-
Variations
RELATION VIA LEWIS, LOUIS Luis
FEMININE FORM Luana
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lou Yael (L.Y.), ..
How popular is Lou?
Lou is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1025 out of 1220, Top 84%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#11758 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Lou reached its apex position of #554 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Lew, Lewis (#546 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Louie (#908), Louis (#263) and Luis (#126) are the prominent varying forms of Lou. These forms of Lou were favored by parents during 1880-1889 (MEDIAN #332) and have become significantly less popular since (#973, 76% LESS USAGE).
Similar Names
Lou▼ is alike in pronunciation to La-, Le, Le-, Lea, Lee▼, Leo▲, Lleu, Loew, Loewe, Loewy, Lowe, Loy and Lugh. Other recommended sound-alike names are Lon▼ and Lot. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lou.
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