Lou
Short form of Louise
"renowned warrior"
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Lou Origin and Meaning
Variation of Emmylou
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# 955 in the US
Lou Rank in US Top 1000
# 682 on Nameberry
Lou Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Lou
- 682Nameberry2025
- 341Unisex2024
- 11France2024
- 199Germany2016
- 84Netherlands2024
- 31Belgium2024
- 91switzerland2024
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Famous People Named Lou
- Lou Henry HooverUS First Lady as wife of President Herbert Hoover
- Louise "Lou" HoffnerGerman pop singer
- Louise "Lou" AndreasSalomé, Russian psychoanalyst
- Louise "Lou" TeasdaleEnglish hair and makeup artist
- Lou Ann BartonAmerican singer
- Lou Ann WalkerAmerican memoirist
- Mary Lou RettonAmerican gymnast
- MaryLou Daniels, American tennis player
- Mary Lou KolbenschlagAmerican actress
- Betty Lou GersonAmerican actress
- Betty Lou BredemusAmerican actress; mother of actress Julia Roberts
- Betty Lou HollandAmerican actress
- Betty Lou KeimAmerican actress
- Amy Lou AdamsAmerican actress
- Lou Sulola Samuel (b. 2009)daughter of model Heidi Klum and singer Seal
- Willa Lou Deary (b. 2011)daughter of actress Keri Russell
- Bowie Lou Bellour (b. 2014)daughter of designer Rebecca Minkoff and Gavin Bellour
The name Lou in Pop Culture
- Lou Ellencharacter in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series
- LouAnn Poovey, character on TV's "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
- Lou Ann Ruizcharacter in the novel "The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver
- Louise Ada "Lou" Bealecharacter on British soap opera EastEnders
- Loucharacter on TV's "Bunk'd"
- Lou Flemingcharacter in the "Heartland" series by Lauren Brooke
- Louise "Lou" Friedmancharacter in movie "Blended"
- Cindy Lou Whocharacter in Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
- "Skip to My Lou"popular children's song
- Louise "Lou" Jacksoncharacter in TV show Love My Way
- Louisa "Lou" ClarkMain character in "Me Before You" by JoJo Moyes
- Lou Millercharacter in "Ocean's 8"
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