Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Louise

Louise

Given Name LOUISE

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: loo-EEZ (French, English), loo-EE-se (Danish) [key]

Meaning & History

French feminine form of LOUIS.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Louisa (English), Lovise (Danish), Lovisa (Swedish), Louisa (Dutch)

DIMINUTIVES: Lou, Louisette (French), Lou, Louella, Luella, Lula (English)

MASCULINE FORMS: Loïc, Louis, Ludovic, Lou (French), Aloysius, Lewis, Louis (English), Ludvig (Danish), Ludvig (Swedish), Lodewijk, Louis (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Alojzija (Croatian), Loviise (Estonian), Loviisa (Finnish), Aloisia, Louisa, Luise, Lulu (German), Louiza (Greek), Lujza (Hungarian), Ludovica, Luigia, Luisa, Gina, Luigina, Luisella (Italian), Liudvika (Lithuanian), Ruiha (Maori), Lovise (Norwegian), Ludwika, Luiza (Polish), Luísa, Luiza (Portuguese), Luiza (Romanian), Alojzia (Slovak), Alojzija (Slovene), Luisa, Luisina, Luisita (Spanish)

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