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娄 Lou — a rarer surname
68.6 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Lou |
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| Strokes | 9 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname meaning 'starry', from the ancient state of Lou.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China35
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write75
9 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Lou Shide — Tang dynasty chancellor (630–699), famous for his patience and generosity.
- Lou Jing — Han dynasty advisor who advocated making Chang'an the capital, later ennobled as Marquis of Guannei.
- Lou Jian — Ming dynasty poet and calligrapher, one of the Four Masters of Jiading known for his literary works.
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