Lois

See also: lois, Loïs, and lois-

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈləʊ.ɪs/

Proper noun

Lois

1. (biblical) The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version: 2 Timothy 1: 5:

     When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
   • 1962 V.S.Naipaul: The Middle Passage: p.48:

     Modernity might also lie in a name like Lois - pronounced Loys in Trinidad - which came to the island in the 1940s through Lois Lane, the heroine of the American Superman comic strip.

Translations

biblical character

• Catalan: Lois (ca)
• Finnish: Loois
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hawaiian: Loisa
• Italian: Lois

female given name

• Greek: Λουίζα (el) (Louíza)
• Hawaiian: Loika
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Sol I, oils, silo, soil, soli

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Galician

Etymology

Adaptation of Old French Lois, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare Portuguese Luís, English Louis, Italian Luigi, German Ludwig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlojs/

Proper noun

Lois

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis and Lewis