Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Louisa

LOUISA

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: loo-EEZ-ə (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Latinate feminine form of LOUIS

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VARIANTS: Louise (English), Luise (German), Louise (Dutch)

DIMINUTIVES: Lou, Lula (English), Lulu (German)

MASCULINE FORMS: Lewis, Louis (English), Louis (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Alojzija (Croatian), Lovise (Danish), Loviise (Estonian), Loviisa (Finnish), Louise, Lou, Louisette (French), Louiza (Greek), Lujza (Hungarian), Ludovica, Luigia, Luisa, Gina, Luigina, Luisella (Italian), Liudvika (Lithuanian), Ruiha (Maori), Lovise (Norwegian), Ludwika, Luiza (Polish), Luísa, Luiza (Portuguese), Alojzia (Slovak), Alojzija (Slovene), Luisa, Luisina, Luisita (Spanish), Lovisa (Swedish)

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