lulu

lulu · noun¹

Probably from American stage magician Lulu Hurst (1869–1950).

lulu · noun²

From the phrase in lieu.

Lulu · proper noun³

A reduplication of Lu, a clipping of given names with the first syllable of Lu, Lou, such as Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa.

Lulu · proper noun⁴

1. Middle Chinese · derived fromluH/LuH
2. Taishanese · borrowed fromLu5lu5
3. Middle Chinese · derived fromluH/LuH
4. Cantonese · borrowed fromLou6lou6
5. Middle Chinese · derived fromluH/LuH
6. Mandarin · borrowed fromLù Lù, Lù-Lù, Lù-lù, Lùlù / Lu4lu4 / ㄌㄨˋㄌㄨˋ
7. English todayLulu

Borrowed from Chinese 璐璐, 露露 (lùlù), 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

Lulu · proper noun⁵

1. Arabic · borrowed fromلُؤْلُؤ
2. English todayLulu

From Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, literally “pearl”).

LULU · noun⁶

Coined in 1981 by American urban planning professor Frank J. Popper in his paper, “Siting LULUs”, Planning Magazine.