Lois name - Meaning of Lois

Lois name - Meaning of Lois

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Gender
Masculine & Feminine
Lucky Number
1
See Lucky Number 1 Meaning
Usage
English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Galician
Pronounced
LO-is (English), LOIS
Lois Meaning
Possibly derived from Greek λωιων (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better". Lois is mentioned in the New Testament as the mother of Eunice and the grandmother of Timothy. As an English name, it came into use after the Protestant Reformation. In fiction, this is the name of the girlfriend of the comic book hero Superman. Galician form of Louis. Lois originates in Greek language and means "the best". In the Bible, Lois was mentioned as the grandmother of Saint Timothy. As a feminine given name it used to be very popular in the middle of the 20th century, lately its usage has declined in the United States. It was popularized by the character of Lois Lane in the comic books and subsequent films about Superman.

Lois Related Names
Variant:, Loida
Other Languages: Loida (Spanish), Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Ludovicus, Clovis, Hludowig (Ancient Germanic), Koldobika, Koldo (Basque), Loïc (Breton), Lluís (Catalan), Alojz, Alojzije (Croatian), Alois, Ludvík, Luděk (Czech), Ludvig (Danish), Aloysius, Lodewijk, Louis, Lowie, Ludo (Dutch), Lewis, Louie (English), Ludoviko, Luĉjo (Esperanto), Lou (French), Ludwig, Lutz (German), Alajos, Lajos (Hungarian), Lúðvík (Icelandic), Alaois (Irish), Alvise, Lodovico, Ludovico, Luigi, Gino, Luigino, Vico (Italian), Ludis, Ludvigs (Latvian), Liudvikas (Lithuanian), Aloysius (Medieval Occitan), Ludvig (Norwegian), Loís (Occitan), Alojzy, Ludwik (Polish), Aloisio, Luís, Luisinho (Portuguese), Luiz (Portuguese (Brazilian) ), Alojz (Slovak), Ludvik, Lojze (Slovene), Lucho (Spanish), Love, Ludde (Swedish)

Lois Celebrities
Lois Chiles - actress, Lois Hamilton - actress, Lois Maxwell - actress, Lois Nettleton - actress, Lois Smith - actress,


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