Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ou.
gender
usage
pattern
Aïchatou f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Aïssatou f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Aminatou f Western African
Form of Amina 1 used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Arezou f Persian
Means "desire" in Persian.
Bijou f & m French (African)
Means "jewel" in French. It is mostly used in French-speaking Africa.
Chou f Japanese (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji (see Chō).
Emmylou f English (Rare)
Combination of Emmy and Lou.
Fatimatou f Western African
Form of Fatima used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Kadiatou f Western African
Form of Khadija used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Kyou m & f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji or or or (see Kyō).
Lilou f French
Either a diminutive of French names containing the sound lee or a combination of Lili and Louise.
Liubou f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Lyubov.
Lou f & m English, French
Short form of Louise or Louis. Famous bearers include the baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903-1941) and the musician Lou Reed (1942-2013).
Lylou f French
Variant of Lilou.
Malou f Danish
Short form of Marie-Louise.
Marilou f French, English, Spanish (Philippines)
Combination of Maria and Louise. In the Philippines it is usually a combination of Maria and Lourdes.
Mary Lou f English
Combination of Mary and Lou.
Marylou f English
Combination of Mary and Lou.
Milou f Dutch
Short form of Marie-Louise. This is the name of a (male) dog in the French-language Belgian comic series The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, first appearing in 1929. He is named Snowy in the English version and Bobbie in the Dutch version.
Nou f Hmong
Means "sun" in Hmong.
Oumou f Western African
Form of Umm used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Seynabou f Western African
Form of Zaynab used in parts of West Africa (mostly Senegal).
Zhou m & f Chinese
From Chinese (zhōu) meaning "boat, ship", in addition to other characters that are pronounced similarly.