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Milou
OriginCombination of Marie and Lou or Louise
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Milou
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.
Pronounced mee-LOO.
As of October 2026, Milou ranked #14745 in US births in 2022 SSA.
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- Originally a French diminutive of Émilie
this name is now generally considered a contraction of the hyphenated name Marie,Louise.
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