51%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Various Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Used by the English author Ouida (1839-1908), born Marie Louise Ramé to a French father. Ouida was a pseudonym that arose from her own childhood pronunciation of her middle name Louise. PopularityDetails Last ranked #954 in 1944 United States Categories currently out of the US top 1000, feminine forms, invented, stage names, trendy