LOUISE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: French, English, Dutch
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, Louis, Ludovic (French), Lewis, 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), Alojzia (Slovak), Alojzija (Slovene), Luisa, Luisina, Luisita (Spanish), Lovisa (Swedish)
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