Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

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- ...

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

Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, record producer and Music education, music educator. Born and raised in Chicago, he gained mainstream recognition for his gue ...

or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lu Watters (1911-1989), American musician * Lu Gambino (1923-2003), American football player * Lu Blue (1897-1958), American baseball player * Lu Corfield (born 1979 or 1980), Welsh actress * Lu Leonard (1926-2004), American actress * Lu Parker (1968), American journalist * Lu Ann Simms (1932-2003), American singer * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscript containing many Irish fictional stories commonly abbreviated LU * Lu (novel), 2018 novel by Jason Reynolds *

Chinese surnames

Lu (surname) Lu is the pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of several distinct Chinese surnames that are written with different Chinese characters, characters in Chinese. Depending on the character, it may be spelled Lú, Lǔ, or Lù when pinyin Tone (linguis ...

, including: **

Lu (surname 卢) Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lu Watters (1911-1989), American musician * Lu Gambino (19 ...

, the 52nd commonest **

Lu (surname 陆) Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lu Watters (1911-1989), American musician * Lu Gambino (192 ...

, the 61st commonest ** Lu (surname 鲁), the 115th commonest **

Lu (surname 路) Lu () is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Lo according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 路 is listed 138th in the Song dynasty classic text '' Hundred Family Surnames''. Lu 路 is the 116th most common surname in China, with a total popu ...

, the 116th commonest ** Lu (surname 芦), the 140th commonest ** Lu (surname 禄) ** Lu (surname 逯) **

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 (linguistics), tone diacritic) and Wade–Giles romanisation of a Chinese surname, most commonly (Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese) and (Traditional Chinese characters, traditional Chines ...

, 吕, the 47th commonest

Places

Asia

Lu (state) Lu (; 249 BC) was a vassal Ancient Chinese states, state during the Zhou dynasty of History of China#Ancient China, ancient China located around modern Shandong. Founded in the 11th century BC, its rulers were from a cadet branch of ...

of ancient China, in today's Shandong Province *

Lü (state) Lü ( zh, s=吕, t=呂, p=Lǚ) was a Zhou dynasty vassal state A vassal state is any state that has a mutual obligation to a superior state or empire, in a status similar to that of a vassal in the feudal system in medieval Europe. Vassal stat ...

, an ancient Chinese state *

Lu Commandery Lu Commandery ( zh, 魯郡) was a Chinese Jun (country subdivision), commandery that existed from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty. It was located in present-day southern Shandong province. The commandery's predecessor was the Xue Commandery (薛郡), ...

, 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 sa ...

in China *

Lu, Iran Lav (, 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 (IRI) and also known as P ...

, 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 ...

, Sichuan, China *

La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union (; ; ; ; ; ), is a coastal province in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region on the island of Luzon. The province's capital, the San Fernando, La Union, City of San Fernando, is the most ...

, Philippines, from its initials *Official abbreviation for

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

province, derived from the state

Europe

LU postcode area The LU postcode area, also known as the Luton postcode area, is a group of seven postcode districts in England, within three post towns. These cover south Bedfordshire (including Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard), plus small parts of north ...

in England * Lu, Piedmont, Alessandria, Italy * Lü, Switzerland, Graubünden *

Province of Lucca The province of Lucca () is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca. It has an area of and a population of about 390,000. The province contains 33 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''). Geography Situated in northwester ...

, Italy, vehicle registration code *

Canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne ( ; ; ; ) is a Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Switzerland. It is located in the country's central, German-speaking Switzerland, German-speaking part. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the population included 57 ...

, Switzerland, ISO 3166 code CH-LU *

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

, ISO country code * Lú (county), or County of Louth, Ireland **Lú, Irish name for the village of

Louth, County Louth Louth () is a village at the heart of County Louth, Ireland. It is approximately 11 km south-west of Dundalk, 11 km to the neighbouring town of Ardee and 15 km south-east of Carrickmacross town in County Monaghan. The village gave ...

Universities

Bangladesh

* Leading University, Sylhet

Canada

* Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario *

Laurentian University Laurentian University (), officially Laurentian University of Sudbury, is a mid-sized Bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, incorporated on March 28, 1960. Laurentian offers a variety of undergr ...

, Sudbury, Ontario

Hong Kong

Lingnan University Lingnan University a public research university located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Lingnan University has 3 faculties, 3 Schools, 16 departments, 2 language centres, and 2 units (science and music), offering 29 degree honours ...

, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

India

* University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Latvia

* University of Latvia, Riga

Lebanon

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU; ) is the only state-funded public university in Lebanon. It was established in 1951. The university's main campus was originally located in Beirut, but a few satellite campuses were opened due to travel restriction ...

, Beirut

Sweden

Lund University Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

, Scania

United States

Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the ...

, Beaumont, Texas * Langston University, Oklahoma *

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU), in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, is a private university, private research university. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer. Lehigh University's undergraduate programs have been mixed ...

, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania *

Lindenwood University Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1832 by George Champlin Sibley and Mary Easton Sibley as The Lindenwood School for Girls, it is the second-oldest higher-education institution wes ...

, St. Charles, Missouri * Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia

Science, technology, and mathematics

* .lu, Luxembourg's Internet domain *

LU decomposition In numerical analysis and linear algebra, lower–upper (LU) decomposition or factorization factors a matrix as the product of a lower triangular matrix and an upper triangular matrix (see matrix multiplication and matrix decomposition). The produ ...

of a matrix in mathematics *

Lutetium Lutetium is a chemical element; it has symbol Lu and atomic number 71. It is a silvery white metal, which resists corrosion in dry air, but not in moist air. Lutetium is the last element in the lanthanide series, and it is traditionally counted am ...

, symbol Lu, a chemical element

Languages

* Lü language of South East Asia *

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

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

Other uses

* LU (biscuits), a French biscuit brand * Livestock Unit of grazing land *

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or as the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The Undergro ...

, UK * Lú 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 is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

* Lufax or Lu.com, Chinese financial technology company * Lu people, a southeast Asian ethnic group * Lu, a hippopotamus at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park * LATAM Express, IATA code * LU, defunct NYSE code of

Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies, Inc. was an American Multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, Murray Hill, New Jersey. It was established on September 30, 1996, through the div ...