Loo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loo"

English

Etymology

• As a Dutch and north German surname, from loo (“wood, clearing”).
• As a Chinese surname, spelling variant of Lu.

Proper noun

Loo (plural Loos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loo is the 8977^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3645 individuals. Loo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.09%), Hispanic/Latino (11.58%), and Multi-racial (11.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 458.

Anagrams

• OOL

Dutch

Etymology

• (Duiven) First attested as loy in 1294-1295. Derived from Middle Dutch lo (“light forest”).
• (Bergeijk) First attested as Loo in 1794. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
• (Berkelland) First attested as 't Loo in 1868. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
• (Limburg) First attested as Den Loo in 1803-1820. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
• (Bernheze) Derived from lo (“light forest”).
• (Maashorst) Derived from lo (“light forest”).
• (Overijssel) First attested as lo in 1272. Derived from lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loː/
• Hyphenation: Loo
• Rhymes: -oː
• Homophone: loo

Proper noun

Loo n

1. A village in Duiven, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A village in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Rommegat (Carnival nickname)

3. A hamlet in Berkelland, Gelderland, Netherlands
4. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
5. A hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands
6. A hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands
7. A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Looënaar

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Loo, from Hokkien 呂／吕 (Lū). Doublet of Lu, Lou, Luy, Lew, and Du.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlu/ [ˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: Loo

Proper noun

Loo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓ)

1. a surname from Hokkien