Milou

MEE-loo

Combination of Marie and Lou or Louise

Milou Origin and Meaning

The name Milou is a girl's name.

Milou and her near-identical twin Malou are adorable names popular throughout Europe; they're contractions of Marie or Mary and Lou or Louise. The Malou spelling will probably be easier for English speakers to pronounce; Milou may be conflated with Milo.

Fun fact: Milou is the French name of the dog Snowy in Tintin.

Popularity of the name Milou

• 1911 Nameberry 2025
• 15 Netherlands 2024
• 75 Belgium 2020

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Famous People Named Milou

• Milou Sluis Dutch model
• Milou Alizée Hilton (b. 2020) daughter of Barron and Tessa Hilton

The name Milou in Pop Culture

• Originally a French diminutive of Émilie this name is now generally considered a contraction of the hyphenated name Marie,Louise.