# Lilou

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{{Short description|Given name}}
{{Infobox Given Name Revised
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| pronunciation=lee-LOO
| gender = Feminine
| meaning = "[lily](/source/lily)" or combination of [Lily](/source/Lily_(name)) and [Louise](/source/Louise_(given_name))
| region = [France](/source/France)
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| origin = [Catalan](/source/Catalan_language), [French](/source/French_language), [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language)
| related names = Leeloo, Leelou, Liliane, Lili,  Liló, Lili, Lillie, Lilu, [Lily](/source/Lily_(name)), [Louise](/source/Louise_(given_name)), Lulu, Lylou, Malou, [Milou](/source/Milou_(given_name)).
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'''Lilou''' is a [French](/source/French_language) feminine given name. It is rising in popularity in [France](/source/France), where it is ranked in the top 50 names given to baby girls.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/100fr2004.php Behind the Name]</ref> It is sometimes considered a diminutive of the name [Lily](/source/Lily_(name)) or a combination of the names [Lily](/source/Lily_(name)) and [Louise](/source/Louise_(given_name)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/lilou|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Lilou}}</ref> It may also have originated as a short form of names ending in the sound "lee" such as Aurélie, Amélie, Aline, Élise, Élie, Coralie, or Liliane, following the French way of forming short forms of names by adding the suffix "ou" to [affectionate names](/source/hypocoristic).<ref>http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3227517&board=gen Behind the Name</ref>

Actress [Milla Jovovich](/source/Milla_Jovovich) played a character called '''Leeloo''' in the 1997 French science fiction film ''[The Fifth Element](/source/The_Fifth_Element)'', which might also have influenced use of the name in France.

== Women ==
* [Lilou Macé](/source/Lilou_Mac%C3%A9) (born 1977), French-American author
* [Lilou Roy-Lanouette](/source/Lilou_Roy-Lanouette) (born 2010), Canadian child actress
==See also==
*[B-boy Lilou](/source/B-boy_Lilou), stage name of Algerian-French b-boy breakdancer Ali Ramdani (born 1984)

==Notes==
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Category:Given names
Category:French feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names
Category:Hypocorisms
Category:Nicknames

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