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Meaning & History
Variant spelling of Loes, which better reflects the origin of the name (Louise) and also makes the name more recognizable and thus easy to pronounce for French speakers (which Loes would not have been). Also see Louse.This name is also encountered on men, but very rarely so. In their case, the name is usually a short form of Louis. However, Laurens and its variant spelling Lourens can also be candidates, like in the case of the Dutch former politician Lous Coppoolse (b. 1945). In cases like those, the pronunciation of the name is probably different, such as LOWS instead of LOOS.Other known Dutch bearers of this name include the television presenter Lous Haasdijk (1938-2010) and the visual artist Lous Martin (b. 1945).