Loo

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "loo"

English

Etymology

  • As a Dutch and north German surname, from loo (“wood, clearing”).
  • As a Chinese surname, spelling variant of Lu.

Proper noun

Loo (plural Loos)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Loo is the 8977th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3645 individuals. Loo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.09%), Hispanic/Latino (11.58%), and Multi-racial (11.19%) individuals.

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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Duiven) First attested as loy in 1294-1295. Derived from Middle Dutch lo (“light forest”).
  • (Bergeijk) First attested as Loo in 1794. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
  • (Berkelland) First attested as 't Loo in 1868. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
  • (Limburg) First attested as Den Loo in 1803-1820. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
  • (Bernheze) Derived from lo (“light forest”).
  • (Maashorst) Derived from lo (“light forest”).
  • (Overijssel) First attested as lo in 1272. Derived from lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Loo n

  1. A village in Duiven, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. A village in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Rommegat (Carnival nickname)
  3. A hamlet in Berkelland, Gelderland, Netherlands
  4. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
  5. A hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands
  6. A hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands
  7. A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Loo, from Hokkien 呂 / 吕 (Lū). Doublet of Lu, Lou, Luy, Lew, and Du.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Loo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓ)

  1. a surname from Hokkien
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