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I love the name Lulu and it was one I considered when pregnant with Eden. In Arabic it means Pearl and I love that meaning and the scriptural connotations I get from Pearl. I absolutely think it works as a full name or as a nn. I’m in the minority here though, because there isn’t a lot of love for this name here, particularly as a full name. As a nn I like it for Louisa. I also think it’s fine for an adult, but most don’t agree.

This message was edited 6/11/2020, 5:44 PM

Link from last month plus...

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You asked a few more questions but this was a similar post and you may find more opinions by looking at both the answers to yours and last month's post.

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www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5122093

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Edited to add: I also know a girl named Allure who sometimes goes by Lulu.

This message was edited 6/11/2020, 8:30 PM

It seems very old-fashioned as a full name, and not in a way that I like. Sort of like Lurlene.
I don't like that it is a word.

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I like Lou more. It's cool.
Louellen is kind of a neat old name and could easily be Lulu (or Lou) for short.

School secretaries are my favourite people, and one of the best I've ever worked with was a much older Lulu. One day I asked her what it was short for, and she said that it was a stand-alone name and the only one she had: no mn at all. I found this interesting, because clearly her parents must have liked it very much: I've got no clue how old she was, but certainly not born after the 1930s. It has a Jazz Age vibe to me; I can see a Lulu in a daringly short skirt with a fringe that shows her knees when she Charlestons.

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I suppose Louise could become Lulu; also any of the Lucy names - Lucia, Lucinda; Louette and Louanne and even Marylou.

NN only. The Lulus I know are Lucianna and Lucienne.

I know it is a full name, but I'd prefer to use it as a nickname for one of my all-time favorites, Louisa.

Only as a nn. Lucy, Lucille, Lucinda, lucasta, Luisa, Luella, Luellen, Luannne

I think it's really cute as a nickname, and less common as a full name. It could be short for Tallulah, Lucille/Lucy, or Luane. That said, I think it could be a good full name too.

Tallulah or Ululani

It is a full name

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https://www.behindthename.com/name/lulu-2

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I think it’s adorable.

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I would personally want to pair it with a much longer middle name to move away from the perception a lot of people in the west will have of it being nicknamey.

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Lulu Josephine
Lulu Rebekah
Lulu Katharine / Katharina
Lulu Eleanora
Lulu Béatrix
Lulu Angelica
Lulu Philomena

I like Lulu, but it does feel too flimsy as a first name. It's cute as a nn though. I've considered it for Eloise instead of Ellie.

It's really not appropriate as a full name. It sounds cartoonish and babyish at the same time. Even as a nn I think it's goofy.