Lulu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lulu"
English edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Diminutive of Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa, .... From given names with the first syllable of "lu", "lou", thence reduplicated.
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Proper noun edit
- A female given name
- 1860, Minnie S. Davis, “The Rival School-Mates”, in The Ladies' Repository, volumes 28-29, A. Tompkins, page 500:
- "Do excuse me, and forgive my inquisitiveness. I was struck with the name Lulu." "You think it a baby name," she said, laughing. "O, no; it is wonderfully sweet to me! and may I sometimes call you so?"
- 1920, Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett:
- There emerged from the fringe of things, where she perpetually hovered, Mrs. Deacon's older sister, Lulu Bett, who was "making her home with us." And that was precisely the case. They were not making her a home, goodness knows. Lulu was the family beast of burden.
- A diminutive of the female given names Louisa, Louise, Lucy, or Lucille
Usage notes edit
- Fairly popular as a formal given name in the latter half of the 19th century.
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Chinese 璐璐, 露露, 璐露, 露璐, etc.; in turn from 璐, 露, etc. From the Chinese practice of reduplicating a syllable or character to create a female name.
- From Mandarin Lù Lù, Lù-Lù, Lù-lù, Lùlù / Lu4lu4 / ㄌㄨˋㄌㄨˋ; in turn from Lù/lù, ㄌㄨˋ, Lu4/lu4. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH
- From Cantonese Lou6lou6; in turn from Lou6/lou6. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH
- From Taishanese Lu5lu5; in turn from Lu5/lu5. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH
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Proper noun edit
- A female given name from Chinese (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
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Etymology 3 edit
From Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, literally “pearl”)
Proper noun edit
Lulu (plural Lulus)
- A unisex given name from Arabic
- A female given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Pearl
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Chinese edit
Etymology edit
From English Lulu, name of a character appearing in a TVB drama 《兄兄我我》 (1992).
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Noun edit
Lulu
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German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From a diminutive of Luise and other female names beginning with Lu-.
Proper noun edit
Lulu
- a female given name of rare usage
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
Lulu n (strong, genitive Lulu, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Lulu [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Etymology 3 edit
By extension from Etymology 2.
Noun edit
Lulu n (strong, genitive Lulus, plural Lulus)
- (Austria, derogatory) wimp, wuss
- Synonyms: Schlappschwanz, Memme, Weichei
- Bist ein Mann oder ein Lulu? ― Are you a man or a wuss?