View source for Lou

{{also|lou|lóu|lòu|lōu|lǒu|lo'u}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===
Shortening.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/luː/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lou.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|uː|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|lieu|loo|Lew}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun|~}}

# {{lb|en|countable}} {{given name|en|unisex}}
## {{given name|en|male|dim=Louis}}.
## {{given name|en|female|dim=Louisa|dim2=Louise}}''; often also used as a [[middle name]].''
# {{lb|en|with definite article}} {{city nickname|en|St. Louis}} {{place|en|city|s/Missouri|c/USA}}

=====Quotations=====
* '''2000''' [[w:Nelly|Nelly]], "Country Grammar (Hot Shit"). ''Country Grammar'', Universal Records.
*: I'm from the '''Lou''' and I'm proud.
* {{quote-book|en|year=2006|author=w:Anne Tyler|title=Digging to America|publisher=Alfred A. Knopf|isbn=0307263940|page=25
|passage=Pat and '''Lou''', their names were. The man was Pat and the woman was '''Lou''', or was it the other way around? Maryam knew she was going to have trouble with that.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|en|Lou Reed|Mary Lou
|Marilou
|Mary-Lou
|Loulou
|Lulu
}}

=====Related terms=====
{{rel3|en|
|Louie
|Louey
|Louis
|Louise
|Louisa
}}

=====See also=====
{{col3|en|
|Lew
|Lu
}}

===Etymology 2===

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# A Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, [[Papua New Guinea]].
# The [[Torricelli]] language of Papua New Guinea.

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=lou|Luo|UOL|oul|oul'}}

{{cln|en|unisex given names}}
{{C|en|Languages}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{clipping|fr|[[Louis]], [[Louise]]}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}

===Proper noun===
{{fr-proper noun|mfbysense}}

# {{given name|fr|unisex}}
## {{given name|fr|male|dim=Louis}}
## {{given name|fr|female|dim=Louise}}

====Derived terms====
{{col3|fr|
|Loulou
}}