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Name Lou

Origin:From Old High German words for loud, famous and fight, battle, warTools:

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About the name Lou in particular

Gender:male
Languages of use:English
Is short form of:Louis
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Lou, Gou, Lo, Lóa, Lot, Loua, Loui     Details
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About Ludwig/Louise, the group of names with the same origin as Lou

Language of origin:Old High German
Info about origin, male:old Germanic two-element name
 known throughout Europe as name of German and French kings and emperors
Words:hlut = loud, famous  Old High German
 wig = the fight, the battle, the war  Old High German
Topics:Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:1:Luis Zurich 2011,  1:Lewis Scotland 2007,  1:Louis Zurich 2019,  1:Louise France 2015,  5:Luiz Brazil 2013,  6:Luisa Zurich 2014,  7:Luiza Brazil 2021,  8:Ludovica Italy 2022,  10:Ludwig Munich 2022,  12:Ludvig Sweden 2016
Somehow related to:Alois/Aloisia
Old/original forms:Chlodwig Old High German
Name variants:Laoise, Lodovica, Lois, Lou, Louisa, Louise, Louison, Lovica, Lovis, Lovisa, Lovísa, Lovise, Ludovica, Ludovika, Ludowika, Luella, Luigia, Luisa, Luísa, Luise, Luisella, Luiselle, Luiza, Lujza, Lulu, Lajos, Lewis, Lodewijk, Lodovico, Loïc, Loïck, Lou, Loui, Louie, Louis, Louison, Love, Lovis, Lowie, Ludek, Ludewig, Ludovic, Ludovico, Ludvig, Ludvik, Ludwig, Ludwik, Luigi, Luis, Luís, Luiz, Lutz   Sortable list   Details
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BelgiumGraph2022 46,  2021 272020 28,  2019 29,  2018 52,  2017 63,  2016 76,  2015 89