Lou
Diminutive of Louis or Lewis, French and German
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Lou Origin and Meaning
The name Lou is a boy's name of German, French origin meaning "renowned warrior".
Lou, all by itself, is become fashionable for girls, which usually makes a name LESS fashionable for boys. But Lou, like Bill or Jim, is rarely used on its own for boys anyway. (You wouldn't name a boy Frederick Lou the way that girls are named Mary Lou or, in the case of Keri Russell's new baby, Willa Lou.) Long form Louis is getting cool again and, with the Lewis spelling, is the Number 2 name in Scotland.
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Famous People Named Lou
- Lou GehrigAmerican baseball player
- Louis "Lou" DobbsAmerican journalist
- Lou Diamond PhillipsAmerican actor
- Lou ReedAmerican musician
- Lou MacariScottish footballer
- Lou CostelloAmerican actor/comedian of duo Abbot & Costello
- Louis Allen "Lou" RawlsAmerican recording artist, voice actor, songwriter, and record producer
Lou in Pop Culture
- Lou Grantmain character on TV's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Lou Grant"
- Lou Peablecharacter in movie "Legally Mad"
- Lou Averycharacter on TV's "Mad Men"
- Lou Carpentercharacter on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Loupoliceman on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Lou Toddcharacter on British sitcom "Little Britain"
- Louis "Lou" Vartanncharacter on TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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