Lulu

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːluː/
• Rhymes: -uːlu

Lulu

1. A diminutive of the female given names Louisa, Louise, or Lucy
   • 1860 Minnie S. Davis, The Rival School-Mates, The Ladies' Repository, Vol. 28-29, A. Tompkins (1860), page 500:

     "Do excuse me, and forgive my inquisitiveness. I was struck with the name Lulu." "You think it a baby name," she said, laughing. "O, no; it is wonderfully sweet to me! and may I sometimes call you so?"

   • 1920, Zona Gale, Miss Lulu Bett:

     There emerged from the fringe of things, where she perpetually hovered, Mrs. Deacon's older sister, Lulu Bett, who was "making her home with us." And that was precisely the case. They were not making her a home, goodness knows. Lulu was the family beast of burden.

• Fairly popular as a formal given name in the latter half of the 19th century.

From a diminuive of Luise and other female names beginning with Lu-.

Lulu

1. a female given name of rare usage

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Lulu n (strong, genitive Lulu, no plural)

1. (Austria, childish) urine (Austrian child language)

   Synonyms: Pipi, Urin

By extension from Etymology 2.

Lulu n (strong, genitive Lulus, plural Lulus)

1. (Austria, derogatory) wimp, wuss

   Bist ein Mann oder ein Lulu? ― Are you a man or a wuss?

   Synonyms: Schlappschwanz, Memme, Weichei