See also: Appendix:Variations of "lu"

English

Proper noun

  1. A Chinese surname (see , ).
  2. Alternative spelling of Lugh.

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Anagrams

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish Lug, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚐ (luga), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

 m (genitive )

  1. (Irish mythology) Lugh (pre-Christian Irish deity)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: Lugh

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Luġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 684; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Old Irish Lugmad or Lugbad, named after Lugh. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

 m (genitive )

  1. Louth (a county of Ireland)
    Synonym: Contae