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Lou (male)

Diminutive for:Louis (M)
Feminine form:Lou (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English diminutive of Louis [q.v.], from Old German "famous warrior".
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