What does the name Lelouch mean?

[elly3981.livejournal.com]

It sounds French in origin to me. Yet when I tried to look it up on baby names sites, it doesn't turn up anywhere. Is it a real name or is it just made up by the author of CG?

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[rurushuu.livejournal.com]

Is it really weird? *goes to the corner*

[k40-ch4n.livejournal.com]

Well in France where people would immediately understand it as "the shady one", people would laugh XD (just as I laughed the first time I heard Lulu's full name). But in a non-French speaking country, I guess it sounds cool.

By the way, even if it's funny, it can't be translated as "the ladle" since it's a feminine name, so it would be "Lalouche" (I can't believe I haven't thought of that before D:)