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Name meaning for louise. Louisa was more common in the 18th and 19th centuries. But now along with a raft of other L names as well as cousin Eloise Louise is up for reappreciationsleek and chic stylish in Paris and starting to become so in the US as well. Louise is a feminine variant of the name Louis which is a variant of the name Clovis which is a French variant of the name Ludovicus which is a Latinized variant of the Germanic name Hluodowig which is comprised of the elements hluod famous and wig war strife.

German Baby Names Meaning. It is of Old German origin and the meaning of Louise is famous warrior. The name Louise is of French Germanic origins which means it has more than one root and is used in more than one countries and different languages of the world especially Dutch speaking countries English speaking countries French speaking countries among others.

Lou is usually a short form of Louise Louisa or Lucy in English-speaking countries when Lou is used for girls at all. People having the name Louise are in general originating from Austria Belgium France Germany Ireland Luxembourg Malta Netherlands United Kingdom United States of America. In French Baby Names the meaning of the name Louise is.

It is more often used as a girl female name. Louise is a feminine form of the masculine name Louis which derived from the name Old High German Ludwig. Louise is the French and English female equivalent of Louis.

The name Louise is primarily a female name of English origin that means Famous Warrior. The meaning origin and history of the given name Louise. See the popularity of the boys name Louise over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool.

Dictionary of American Family Names 2013 Oxford University Press. The French Louis pronounced loo-EE became a highly common name within royal households and families of nobility dating as far back as the 8th century. Louise and Luise are respectively French and German feminine forms of LouisLouise has been regularly used as a female name in English speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century.