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 ‘Protector’[1] It was most famously borne by Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib, an ancestor of Muhammad.
Notable people with the name include:
- Luai Ahmed (born 1993), Yemen-born Swedish journalist, columnist, and influencer
- Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib, an ancestor of Muhammad
- Luay Hamza Abbas, Iraqi writer
- Louay Almokdad, Syrian-British businessman and politician
- Luai al-Atassi, Syrian military leader
- Louay Kayyali, Syrian modern artist
- Louay Khraish, Lebanese-American filmmaker
- Luay Nakhleh, Palestinian-Israeli-American professor of computer science
- Louay M. Safi, Syrian-American scholar of Islam
- Luay Salah, Iraqi footballer
- Loai al-Saqa, Syrian al-Qaeda member
- Loay Taleb, Syrian footballer