Lois
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lois"
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editLois
- (biblical) The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:: 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.
Translations
editbiblical character
Anagrams
editGalician
editEtymology
editAdaptation 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.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editLois
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis and Lewis
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