Louise

Proper noun

 * 1)  borrowed from  the  feminine form of Louis.
 * 2) * 1890 Arthur Weir, John Arthur Lockhart: The Romance of Sir Richard. Published by William Drysdale&Co. page 83:
 * Louise, thy stately name sounds in my ear / Like a sea wave, that gathering, hill on hill, / Upon the blue horizon, smooth and still, / Sweeps to the shore
 * 1) * 1991 Emily Ellison, The Picture Makers, G.K.Hall, ISBN 0816151660, page 111:
 * I've always thought I was too large for a soft, musical name like Louise, too untidy.

Related terms

 * Lou, Louisa, Lula, Lulu

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Irish: Laoise
 * Italian:


 * Latvian: Lavīze, Luīze
 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: Луиза, Луиз
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, Louise

Etymology
From Louise:.

Proper noun

 * , feminine form of Louis:.

Related terms

 * Marie-Louise

Proper noun

 * 1)  borrowed from  Louise:.

Proper noun

 * 1)  borrowed from  Louise:.

Etymology
From Louise:. First recorded in Sweden in 1698.