Surname

Lü

Lü is a surname from Mandarin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Lü comes from Mandarin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Mandarin 呂 (Lǚ).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lü’s family of names

In English usage, Lü as a surname has a related form in Lu. In English usage, Lü as a surname has a related form in LV. In English usage, Lü as a surname has a related form in LV.

Walk Lü’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · 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.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

People named Lü

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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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 Lü’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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