Lois

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lois"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈləʊ.ɪs/

Proper noun

Lois

1. (biblical) The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:
     : 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, page 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
• Greek:

  Ancient: Λωΐς f (Lōḯs)

• Hawaiian: Loisa
• Italian: Lois
• Korean: 로이스 (Roiseu)

female given name

• Greek: Λουίζα (el) (Louíza)
• Hawaiian: Loika

Anagrams

• Sol I, oils, silo, soil, soli

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