Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Lu (music), Tibetan folk music *

Lu (duo) Lu was a Mexican pop duo formed by Mario Sandoval and Paty Cantú, both from Guadalajara, Mexico. The sound of their music is similar to Aleks Syntek's, Sin Bandera, Mecano or Sentidos Opuestos. They have received moderate success in the Spanish-s ...

, a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from

Mike, Lu & Og ''Mike, Lu & Og'' is an American-Russian animated television series created by Mikhail Shindel, Mikhail Aldashin, and Charles Swenson for Cartoon Network, and the 7th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series follows a foreign exchange st ...

Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, ''Lupe Fiasco's ...

or Lu (born 1982), American musician *

Lebor na hUidre The manuscript known as Lebor na hUidre (English translation: Book of the Dun Cow) is the oldest extant written in Gaelic (Irish), and the texts included therein recount Irish history through an eschatological lens. The Christian authors who c ...

, a manuscript containing many Irish fictional stories commonly abbreviated LU *

Lu (novel) ''Lu'' is a young adult novel by Jason Reynolds, published October 23, 2018, by Atheneum Books, Atheneum. It is the fourth book in Reynold's Track series, preceded by ''Ghost (Reynolds novel), Ghost'' (2016), ''Patina (novel), Patina'' (2017), and ...

, 2018 novel by Jason Reynolds

Chinese surnames

* Lu (surname), including: ** Lu (surname 卢), the 52nd commonest ** Lu (surname 陆), the 61st commonest ** Lu (surname 鲁), the 115th commonest ** Lu (surname 路), the 116th commonest **

Lu (surname 芦) Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (music), Tibetan folk music * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscript ...

, the 140th commonest **

Lu (surname 禄) Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (music), Tibetan folk music * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscript ...

Lu (surname 逯) Lu () is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Luk according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 逯 is listed 404th in the Song Dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Relatively uncommon, Lu 逯 is the 356th most comm ...

Lu (surname 鹿) Lu () is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Luk according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu (鹿) is a relatively uncommon name that is not listed in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Origin Accordin ...

Lü (surname) Lü () is the pinyin (Lǚ with the tone diacritic) and Wade–Giles romanisation of the Chinese surname written in simplified character and in traditional character. It is the 47th most common surname in China, shared by 5.6 million people, o ...

, 吕, the 47th commonest

Places

Asia

* Lu (state) of ancient China, in today's Shandong Province * Lü (state), an ancient Chinese state * Lu Commandery, of ancient China *Lù, a

circuit (administrative division) A circuit ( or ) was a historical political division of China and is a historical and modern administrative unit in Japan. The primary level of administrative division of Korea under the Joseon and in modern North and South Korea employs the sam ...

in China *

Lu, Iran Lav ( fa, لاو, also Romanized as Lāv; also known as Lū) is a village in Talkhuncheh Rural District, in the Central District of Mobarakeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and als ...

, Isfahan Province *

Lu County Lu County or Luxian () is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the northeast. It is the northernmost county-level division of Luzhou city. History Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The c ...

, Sichuan, China *

La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...

, Philippines, from its initials

Europe

* LU postcode area in England *

Lu, Piedmont Lu (, ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, ...

, Alessandria, Italy *

Lü, Switzerland Lü is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Lü merged with Fuldera, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair.

, Graubünden * Province of Lucca, Italy, vehicle registration code *

Canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne (german: Kanton Luzern rm, Chantun Lucerna french: Canton de Lucerne it, Canton Lucerna) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the populati ...

, Switzerland, ISO 3166 code CH-LU *

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

, ISO country code * Lú (county), or County of Louth, Ireland

Universities

Bangladesh

Leading University Leading University ( bn, লিডিং ইউনিভার্সিটি) or LU is a private university of Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 under the Private University Act 1992. The campus of LU is located in Ragib Nagar, Kamal Baz ...

, Sylhet

Canada

* Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario *

Laurentian University Laurentian University (french: Université Laurentienne), officially the Laurentian University of Sudbury, is a mid-sized Bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, incorporated on March 28, 1960. Lau ...

, Sudbury, Ontario

Hong Kong

Lingnan University Lingnan University (LN/LU), formerly called Lingnan College, is a public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It aims to provide students with an education in the liberal arts tradition and has joined the Global Liberal Arts Alliance since ...

, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

Latvia

* University of Latvia, Riga

Lebanon

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU) (, ) is the only public university in Beirut, Lebanon. It is ranked #701–750 worldwide in terms of education. The creation of the Lebanese University was an idea first mentioned in the speech of the former Minist ...

, Beirut

Sweden

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas * Langston University, Oklahoma * Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania *

Lindenwood University Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri. Founded in 1827 by George Champlin Sibley and Mary Easton Sibley as The Lindenwood School for Girls, it is the second-oldest higher-education institution west of the Missis ...

, St. Charles, Missouri *

Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Liberty i ...

, Lynchburg, Virginia

Science, technology, and mathematics

.lu .lu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Luxembourg. .lu domains are administered by RESTENA. Since 1 February 2010, the administrative contact no longer needs to be based in Luxembourg. History For many years, the applic ...

, Luxembourg's Internet domain * LU decomposition of a matrix in mathematics * Lutetium, symbol Lu, a chemical element

Languages

Lü language Tai Lue (Tai Lü: , ''kam tai lue'', , Tai Tham: ) or Tai Lɯ, Tai Lü, Thai Lue, Tai Le, Xishuangbanna Dai (; my, လူးရှမ်း, luu Shan; lo, ພາສາໄຕລື້; th, ภาษาไทลื้อ, ''phasa thai lue'', ; ...

of South East Asia *

Luba-Katanga language Luba-Katanga, also known as Luba-Shaba and ''Kiluba'' ( lu, Kiluba), is a Bantu language ( Zone L) of Central Africa. It is spoken mostly in the south-east area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Luba people. Kiluba is spoken in the ...

, ISO 639-1 code, spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other uses

LU (biscuits) Lefèvre Utile, better known worldwide by the initials LU, is a French manufacturer brand of biscuits, emblematic of the city of Nantes. The brand is now part of US confectionery company Mondelēz International since 2012, after splitting of its ...

, a French biscuit brand *

Livestock Unit Livestock grazing comparison is a method of comparing the numbers and density of livestock grazing in agriculture. Various units of measurement are used, usually based on the grazing equivalent of one adult cow, or in some areas on that of one she ...

of grazing land *

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent ceremonial counties of England, counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and He ...

, UK *

Lú Lugh or Lug (; ga, label=Modern Irish, Lú ) is a figure in Irish mythology. A member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a group of supernatural beings, Lugh is portrayed as a warrior, a king, a master craftsman and a savior.Olmsted, Garrett. ''The God ...

or Lugh, an ancient god in Irish mythology * Lū or laulau, Tongan name for leaves of taro * Lǔ, a Chinese method of

red cooking Red cooking, also called Chinese stewing, red stewing, red braising, or flavor potting, is a slow braising Chinese cooking technique that imparts a reddish-brown coloration to the prepared food. There are two types of red cooking: *Hongshao ...

Lufax Lufax (), full name Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Asset Exchange Co., Ltd., is an online Internet finance marketplace headquartered in Lujiazui, Shanghai. Founded in 2011, it is an associate of China Ping An Group. The company was f ...

or Lu.com, Chinese financial technology company *

Lu people The Tai Lü people ( Tai Lue: ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, , ''Dǎi lè'', lo, ລື້, ''Lư̄'', th, ไทลื้อ, , vi, Người Lự) are an ethnic group of China, Laos, Thailand, Burma and Vietnam. They speak a Southwestern Tai language ...

, a southeast Asian ethnic group * Lu, a hippopotamus at the

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is located near Homosassa Springs, Florida, in the United States. The park is one of the notable locations in the state to view manatees. Visitors can get close to the animals on a floating observatory. Bl ...

LATAM Express Transporte Aéreo S.A. d/b/a LATAM Express (previously known as LAN Express) is a subsidiary of LATAM Chile based in Santiago, Chile. It operates few domestic flights for its parent. Its main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. ...

, IATA code