Lulu
Lulu is a girl name of Swahili origin, meaning Pearl; precious.
What Lulu means
Pearl; precious.
Lulu is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Lulu comes from
Swahili names reflect East African, Arabic, and Bantu influences, and many mark the circumstances of a birth — the day, the season, or the family's situation at the time.
Lulu is recorded as Swahili in origin. Browse other Swahili names.
How popular is Lulu?
Lulu is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Lulu is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Lulu
We group Lulu under Gem. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Gem
Names like Lulu
These share Lulu's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Marjani — Coral.
- Greta — Pearl.
- Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
- Ling — Delicate; the tinkling of jade.
- Margaret — Pearl.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Pearl — A precious pearl.
- Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.
- Amber — Golden fossilized resin.
- Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
- Anju — Pearl.
- Anzu — Pearl.