indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Settlement
Usage Swedish
Other Forms FormsLule (dialectal form), Luleju (Northern Sami), Julevu (Lule Sami)
Meaning & History
Derived from the name of the Lule River (see Lule Älv). A combination of Lule Sami lulij "the people living in the east" (referring to forest Sami people) and the place name element -eå denoting the city's location near the river.