Lu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lu"

Translingual

Symbol

Lu

2. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for lutetium.

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of Lucy, Lucille, and similar names.

Proper noun

Lu

1. A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.
   • 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fontana Lions, published 1980, →ISBN, page 27:

     "Why?" said Lucy in amazement, "haven't you all been wondering where I was?" "So you've been hiding, have you?" Peter said. "Poor old Lu, hiding and nobody noticed!

Etymology 2

From Mandarin surname pronunciations

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu/

Proper noun

Lu (plural Lus)

1. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
   1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 呂／吕 (Lǚ).
      • 1993, “Notes”, in Thomas L. Kennedy, transl., Testimony of a Confucian Woman: The Autobiography of Mrs. Nie Zeng Jifen, 1852-1942‎^[1], University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 151:

        Lu Yan [translating 呂巖 / 吕岩] (A.D. 798–?), courtesy name Dongbin, literary name Chunyangzi. According to tradition, Luzu [translating 呂祖 / 吕祖 (Lǚzǔ)] was from Jingzhao [translating 京兆 (Jīngzhào)] Prefecture, in which Changan, the Tang Dynasty (618–908) capital, was situated; however, he is also reputed to be from Hezhong [translating 河中 (Hézhōng)] Prefecture, the present-day Yongji [translating 永濟 / 永济 (Yǒngjì)] District of Shanxi.

      • 2023 March 12, Han Cheung, “Taiwan in Time: A multi-talented dissident”, in Taipei Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 March 2023, Features, page 13‎^[3]:

        As editor-in-chief of the pro-communist Kuangming News (光明報), Lu He-ruo (呂赫若) became a wanted man after the newspaper was raided by the authorities in August 1949. While many of his friends were arrested and executed, he managed to elude capture by hiding in the mountains of today’s New Taipei City’s Shihding District (石碇).
        Lu never made it out of the mountains, and his death remained a mystery for decades.

   2. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 盧／卢 (Lú).
   3. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 陸／陆 (Lù).
   4. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 魯／鲁 (Lǔ).
   5. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 路 (Lù).
   6. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 蘆／芦 (Lú).
   7. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 祿／禄 (Lù).
   8. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 逯 (Lù).
   9. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 鹿 (Lù).

Usage notes

Lu can be considered a misspelling of Lü with respect to the surname 呂／吕 (Lǚ).

Etymology 3

From Hokkien 呂 / 吕 (Lū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu/

Proper noun

Lu (plural Lus)

1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Etymology 4

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

Alternative forms

• Loo, Lou, Louh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu/, /ˈl(i)oʊ/

Proper noun

Lu

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

Etymology 5

Proper noun

Lu

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

Anagrams

• UL, Ul, ul

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 盧／卢 (lú).

Proper noun

Lu

1. a surname from Hakka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Lou, Loo, Lew, Du

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Lu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien