Lu'ayy (Arabic: لُؤَيّ, romanized: lu’ayy, Arabic pronunciation: [luˈʔajj]; also anglicized as Luay, Louay, Loai, Loay or Luai) is an Arabic male given name. It originates as the diminutive of لَأًى la’an 'wild ox'. Its meaning is thus 'little wild ox'.[1] It was most famously borne by Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib, an ancestor of Muhammad.

Notable people with the name include:

References

  1. "Louay". Quranicnames.com.
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