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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
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Lois
- (biblical) The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
- : 2 Timothy 1: 5:
- When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
1962, V.S.Naipaul, The Middle Passage, page 48:Modernity might also lie in a name like Lois - pronounced Loys in Trinidad - which came to the island in the 1940s through Lois Lane, the heroine of the American Superman comic strip.
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Galician
Etymology
Adaptation of Old French Lois, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare Portuguese Luís, English Louis, Italian Luigi, German Ludwig.
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Proper noun
Lois
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis and Lewis