Surname

Lù

Lù is a surname from Mandarin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Lù comes from Mandarin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lù’s family of names

In English usage, Lù as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Vietnamese form Lục. In English usage, Lù as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Лу. In English usage, Lù as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Japanese form 陸.

Walk Lù’s family in the name graph

LùLuLụcЛу륙陸

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Lù has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Chinese roots to each of them.

RussianKoreanChinese

5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Lù, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Chinese

Lưu

Lưu is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

Lực

Lực is a masculine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Teochew

Lau

Lau is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Teochew. It is used in English, German, and Danish.

No U.S. birth series

37% boys · 63% girls

Chinese

Liễu

Liễu is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Chinese

Liêu

Liêu is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

Liệu

Liệu is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Chinese

Luzsoh

Luzsoh is a surname from Mandarin. It is used in Zhuang.

No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

Liou

Liou is a surname from Mandarin.

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lù’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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