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Meaning & Origins
New Testament name of unknown origin, borne by the grandmother of the Timothy to whom St Paul wrote two epistles (see 2 Timothy 1:5). Both Timothy and his mother Eunice bore common Greek names, but Lois remains unexplained. In popular fiction the name is borne by Lois Lane, the reporter girlfriend of Superman.
| 236th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the personal name Will, a very common medieval short form of William.
| 8th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Loise, Louis, Louise, Loisa, Loisi, Loiss, Louisa, Loyd, Loiseau, Loisy
Wilsey, Wilshire, Wilshusen, Wilsher, Wils, Wilsford, Wilske, Walson, Wilsie, Wilsman
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