Comments for the name Luise

A famous bearer of this name is Austrian actress Luise Rainer, who became the first to win the Oscar one year after another (she won it in 1936 and 1937).

Pronounced loo-EE-suh.
Becoming less popular in Germany.
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Listen to the German pronunciation of Luise here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

I know a Danish girl named Luise. She was going to be named Louise but her parents didn't know how to spell it properly.

Luise (1663-1665) was the daughter of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and his wife Enrichetta of Savoy.

Luise (1838-1923) was the only daughter of Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany and his wife Augusta. She was the younger sister of Emperor Friedrich III and sister-in-law of Victoria Adelaide, oldest daughter of Queen Victoria.

Luise (1790-1791) was the only child of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II and his first wife Elisabeth.

Luise (1808-1870) was the daughter of King Frederick William III of Prussia and his wife Luise.

Luise (1617-1676) was the daughter of George William, Elector of Brandenburg and his wife Elisabeth.

Luise (1680-1705) was the daughter of King Frederick I of Prussia and his first wife Elisabeth.

Luise (1714-1784) was the daughter of King Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophie.

Luise (1720-1782) was also another daughter of King Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophie. She was married to King Adolf Frederick of Sweden.