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Lu.

A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of Lucy, Lucille, and similar names.

name/ˈlu/

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 呂／吕 (Lǚ).

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  2. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 盧／卢 (Lú).

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  3. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 陸／陆 (Lù).

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  4. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 魯／鲁 (Lǔ).

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  5. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 路 (Lù).

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  6. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 蘆／芦 (Lú).

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  7. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 祿／禄 (Lù).

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  8. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 逯 (Lù).

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  9. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 鹿 (Lù).

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Where this word comes from

From Mandarin surname pronunciations

name/ˈlu/

  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Where this word comes from

From Hokkien 呂 /吕 (Lū).

name/ˈlu//ˈl(i)oʊ/

  1. 魯國／鲁国 (Lǔguó); An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 魯 /鲁 (lǔ, “Lǔ”) pronunciation of Chinese 魯 /鲁 (lǔ).

name

  1. Synonym of Luren (“a Chinese language”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.