Lois
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lois"
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lois
- (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
[edit]biblical character
Anagrams
[edit]Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lois
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis and Lewis
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