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Lois
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Appendix:Variations of "lois"
English
Etymology
From en grc Λωΐς, of obscure meaning. Unrelated to en Louise or en Louisa.
Pronunciation
en /ˈləʊ.ɪs/
en əʊɪs 2
Proper noun
en Bible The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
: 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.
en female Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
en 1962 V.S.Naipaul The Middle Passage 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.
Derived terms
en Clois Weedon Lois
Translations
biblical character
Catalan: ca Lois
Finnish: fi Loois
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Λωΐς f
Hawaiian: haw Loisa
Italian: it Lois
Korean: ko ^로이스
female given name
Greek: el Λουίζα
Hawaiian: haw Loika
Anagrams
en ilos silo Soli soli soil oils Sol I
en Biblical characters
en calculator words
Bavarian
Pronunciation
bar /ˈloi̯s/
Proper noun
bar male, short form of Alois
Galician
Etymology
Adaptation of gl fro Lois, fro Looïs, fro Luis, from gl la Ludovīcus, from gl goh *Hlūtwīg or gl frk *Hlūdawīg *Hlōdowig, from gl gem-pro *hlūdaz loud, famous + gem-pro *wīgą battle. Compare pt Luís, en Louis, it Luigi, de Ludwig.
Pronunciation
gl /ˈlojs/
Proper noun
gl male Latin Louis,Lewis