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لُؤْلُؤ
Lulu
LOO-loo
“Pearl.”
About Lulu
Lulu is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "pearl" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
The Arabic word for pearl (lu'lu'). A name from the pearling heritage of the Gulf coast.
Especially popular in the Gulf (Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE), where pearling shaped the culture.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Lulua, Lu'lu, Loulou
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Lulu is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Lulu
- What does the name Lulu mean?
- Lulu (لُؤْلُؤ) means "Pearl". The Arabic word for pearl (lu'lu'). A name from the pearling heritage of the Gulf coast.
- Is Lulu a name from the Qur'an?
- Lulu does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Lulu a boy or a girl name?
- Lulu is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Lulu come from?
- Lulu is an Arabic name, built on the root letters L-ʾ-L-ʾ. Especially popular in the Gulf (Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE), where pearling shaped the culture.
- How is Lulu spelled?
- Lulu is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (لُؤْلُؤ) is also written Lulua, Lu'lu, and Loulou. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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