Louise (given name)

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Pronunciation /luːˈiːz/ loo-EEZ Word/name German, France		Gender Female Nickname(s) Lou, Louie
Meaning "Famous warrior/Long held" Related names Eloise, Aloisia, Louisa

Louise and Aloisia / Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century. It has ranked among the top 100 names given to girls in France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Wales in recent years. It last ranked among the top 1,000 first names for girls born in the United States in 1991, but remains a more common middle name.

Feminine variants

Aloisia German, Italian, Spanish

Aloisie Czech

Alojza Polish

Alojzia Hungarian, Slovak

Alojzija Slovene

Heloísa Portuguese

Liudvika Lithuanian

Lluïsa Catalan

Loes Dutch

Lou English, French

Louella English

Louisa English

Louise Danish, Dutch, English, French, Norwegian, Swedish

Louiza (Λουίζα) Greek

Lova Swedish

Liisa Finnish, Estonian

Loviise Estonian

Lovisa Swedish

Lovise Danish, Norwegian

Lu English

Luann English

Luana English, Portuguese

Luanne English

Ludovica Italian, Latin

Ludwika Polish

Luella English

Luigia Italian

Luigina Italian

Luísa Portuguese

Luisa Italian, Spanish, Estonian

Luise German, Estonian

Luisella Italian

Luiza Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian (Луиза), Albanian

Luīze Latvian

Lujza Hungarian, Slovak

Lula English

Lulu English, German

Ouida

Ruiha Māori

Arts

Louise Blanchard Bethune, architect

Louise Bourgeois, French sculptor

Louise Nevelson, American sculptor

Entertainment (theater, film, music)

Louise Beavers, African-American film and television actress

Louise Brealey, English actress

Louise Brooks, American silent film actress

Madonna Louise Ciccone, American singer

Jenna-Louise Coleman, British actress

Louise Fletcher, American actress

Luise Gruber, Austrian blues singer-songwriter, professionally known as Saint Lu

Louise Harman, real name of Lady Sovereign (born 1985), British rapper

Louise Harrison, British actress

Louise Jameson, British actress

Louise Lasser, American actress

Louise Michaëli, opera singer

Louise Plowright, British actress

Luise Rainer, German-Austrian-American actress

Louise Redknapp, British singer

Mary-Louise Parker, American actress

Louise Bourgoin, French actress

Literature

Luise Aston, German author

Louise Bogan, American poet

Louise Cooper, British writer

Louise Flodin, Swedish journalist and publisher

Luise Gottsched, German poet, playwright, essayist, and translator

Louise Hay, American motivational author and publisher

Luise Hensel, German religious author and poet

Luise von Ploennies, German poet

Royalty

Marie Luise von Degenfeld, countess

Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817–1898), queen consort to Christian IX of Denmark

Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Queen of Prussia (1776–1810)

Louise Mountbatten, the Queen of Sweden

Louise of Savoy, the Queen of France (1476–1531)

Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany, the daughter of Ferdinand IV of Tuscany and his second wife Alicia of Parma

Lady Louise Windsor, youngest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, daughter of her youngest son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex

Märtha Louise of Norway (1971–), Princess.

Sports

Louise Brough, American tennis player

Louise Carroll, Scottish field hockey defender

Luise Krüger, German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin

Louise Miller, English high jumper

Louise Mitchell, Australian swimmer

Louise Munn, Scottish field hockey defender

Louise Savage, Paralympian (Olympian in the Paralympics)

Louise Vanhille, French gymnast

Other

Louise Alley, American radio personality and advertising executive

Louise Arbour, Canadian judge and diplomat

Martha Louise Black, Canadian MP

Louise Charron, Canadian judge

Louise Feltham, Canadian MP

Louise Hardy, Canadian MP

Louise Jensen, Danish murder victim

Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity and Roman Catholic saint

Louise O'Sullivan (born 1973), Irish telecommunications executive

Louise Pedersen (model), Danish model

Louise Thibault, Canadian MP

Fictional Louises

Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière (named after Louise de la Vallière), female protagonist in the light novel, anime, and manga series Zero no Tsukaima

Louise the Lady of Violets, wife of the sage Lord Pent and a character in Fire Emblem (video game)

Louise Halevy, supporting character from the Gundam 00 franchise

Louise Jefferson (nicknamed "Weezie"), neighbor of Archie Bunker in All in the Family and a main character in the spin-off The Jeffersons

Louise Mallard, main character from "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

Louise Brooks, one of the main characters in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

Louise Sidell, the title character's closest friend in the Penny Parker books

Louise Belcher, one of the main characters in animated sitcom Bob's Burgers

Louise Grimsley Capice, long running character in the crime/mystery serial The Edge of Night

Songs about Louise

"Louise" by The Yardbirds from the album Five Live Yardbirds (1964)

"Louise" by Human League from the album Hysteria

"Change in Louise" by Joe Cocker from the album With a Little Help from My Friends

"Jolie Louise" (1989) by Daniel Lanois

"Louise" by Maurice Chevalier

"Louise, Louisa" by Mew from the album And the Glass Handed Kites

"Louise" by NOFX from the album Pump Up the Valuum

"Louise" by Clan of Xymox from the album Medusa

"Liza and Louise" by NOFX from the album White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean

References

Louise (given name) Wikipedia

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