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

LOUISE

GENDER: Feminine

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

Meaning & History

French feminine form of LOUIS

Related Names

VARIANTS: Louisa (English), Louisa (Dutch)

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

MASCULINE FORMS: Loïc, Lou, Louis, Ludovic (French), Lewis, Lou, Louie, Louis (English), Lodewijk, Louis (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Alojzija (Croatian), Lovise (Danish), 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), Lovisa (Swedish)

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