Lilou is a
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
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Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
feminine given name. It is rising in popularity in
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
, where it is ranked in the top 50 names given to baby girls. It is sometimes considered a diminutive of the name
Lily
''Lilium'' ( ) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are ...
or a combination of the names
Lily
''Lilium'' ( ) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are ...
and
Louise. 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.
[http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3227517&board=gen Behind the Name]
Actress
Milla Jovovich
Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; ; ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovovich (), is an American actress and former fashion model. Her starring roles in numerous science fiction film, science-fiction and action films led th ...
played a character called Leeloo in the 1997 French science fiction film ''
The Fifth Element
''The Fifth Element'' () is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, an ...
'', which might also have influenced use of the name in France.
Women
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Lilou Macé
Lilou Macé (born August 20, 1977) is a French-American New-Age author, webTV host, video blogger, speaker and interviewer.
Biography
Macé was born in Santa Barbara, California, to French parents, Jean-Yves Macé and Irène Martin. Moving bac ...
(born 1977), French-American author
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Lilou Roy-Lanouette (born 2010), Canadian child actress
See also
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B-boy Lilou
Ali Ramdani (born 18 April 1984), better known by his stage name Lilou, is an Algerian-French b-boy breakdancer. He is part of the French crew Pockemon Crew and the all-star team LEGION X. Since the beginning of his career in 1999, he has won man ...
, stage name of Algerian-French b-boy breakdancer Ali Ramdani (born 1984)
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