Lu'ayy (, ; also anglicized as Luay, Louay, Loai, Loay or Luai) is an Arabic male given name. It originates as the diminutive of 'wild ox'. Its meaning is thus ‘Protector’
It was most famously borne by
Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib, an ancestor of Muhammad.
Notable people with the name include:
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Luai Ahmed (born 1993), Yemen-born Swedish journalist, columnist, and influencer
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Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib (274-350), an ancestor of Muhammad
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Luay Hamza Abbas (born 1965), Iraqi writer
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Louay Almokdad (born 1982), Syrian-British businessman and politician
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Luai al-Atassi (1926-2003), Syrian military leader
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Louay Bazzi, Lebanese-American mathematician
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Louay Kayyali (1934-1978), Syrian modern artist
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Louay Khraish, Lebanese-American filmmaker
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Luay Nakhleh (born 1974), Palestinian-Israeli-American professor of computer science
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Louay M. Safi, Syrian-American scholar of Islam
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Luay Salah (born 1982), Iraqi footballer
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Loai al-Saqa, Syrian al-Qaeda member
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Loay Ayyoub, Palestinian photojournalist
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Loay Taleb (born 1975), Syrian footballer
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names