Louise
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#LOUISECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱlew-#LOUISECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyk- (contain)#LOUISEFrom FrenchCategory:English terms derived from French#LOUISE Louise, the feminine form of Louis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luːˈiːz/Category:English 2-syllable words#LOUISECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#LOUISE
- (placename) IPA(key): /ləˈwiːz/Category:English 2-syllable words#LOUISECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#LOUISE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#LOUISEAudio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːzCategory:Rhymes:English/iːz#LOUISECategory:Rhymes:English/iːz/2 syllables#LOUISE
Proper noun
LouiseCategory:English lemmas#LOUISECategory:English proper nouns#LOUISECategory:English uncountable nouns#LOUISECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LOUISECategory:Pages with entries#LOUISECategory:Pages with 7 entries#LOUISE
- A female given name from FrenchCategory:English given names#LOUISECategory:English female given names#LOUISECategory:English female given names from French#LOUISE.
- 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
- 1957, Ed McBain, The Con Man, Armchair Detective Library, published 1991, →ISBN, page 47:
- That's what I baptized her. Mary Louise. Everybody else called her just plain Mary, but that wasn't the way I intended it. I intended it Mary Louise. That's a pretty name, isn't it? Mary Louise. Mary is too...plain?Category:English terms with quotations#LOUISE
- 1991, Emily Ellison, The Picture Makers, G.K.Hall, →ISBN, page 111:
- I've always thought I was too large for a soft, musical name like Louise, too untidy.Category:English terms with quotations#LOUISE
- 1890 Arthur Weir, John Arthur Lockhart: The Romance of Sir Richard. Published by William Drysdale&Co. page 83:
- A municipality of Manitoba, CanadaCategory:en:Municipalities of Canada#LOUISECategory:en:Places in Manitoba, Canada#LOUISECategory:en:Places in Canada#LOUISE.
Usage notes
Used in English since the seventeenth century, more in the UK than in the US. A common middle name today.
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Danish
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:Danish terms derived from French#LOUISE Louise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luiːsə/, [luˈiːsə]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#LOUISE
Proper noun
LouiseCategory:Danish lemmas#LOUISECategory:Danish proper nouns#LOUISECategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#LOUISECategory:Pages with entries#LOUISECategory:Pages with 7 entries#LOUISE
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms derived from French#LOUISE Louise.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
LouiseCategory:Dutch lemmas#LOUISECategory:Dutch proper nouns#LOUISECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#LOUISECategory:Pages with entries#LOUISECategory:Pages with 7 entries#LOUISE
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French
Etymology
From Louis + -eCategory:French terms suffixed with -e#LOUISE.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Louise fCategory:French lemmas#LOUISECategory:French proper nouns#LOUISECategory:French uncountable nouns#LOUISECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#LOUISECategory:French feminine nouns#LOUISECategory:Pages with entries#LOUISECategory:Pages with 7 entries#LOUISE
- a female given name, masculine equivalent LouisCategory:French given names#LOUISECategory:French female given names#LOUISE
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German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Louise fCategory:German lemmas#LOUISECategory:German proper nouns#LOUISECategory:German entries with incorrect language header#LOUISECategory:German feminine nouns#LOUISECategory:Pages with entries#LOUISECategory:Pages with 7 entries#LOUISE
Norwegian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Norwegian terms derived from French#LOUISE Louise.
Proper noun
LouiseCategory:Norwegian lemmas#LOUISECategory:Norwegian proper nouns#LOUISECategory:Norwegian entries with incorrect language header#LOUISECategory:Pages with entries#LOUISECategory:Pages with 7 entries#LOUISE
Swedish
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:Swedish terms derived from French#LOUISE Louise. First recorded in Sweden in 1698.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Louise c (genitive Louises)Category:Swedish lemmas#LOUISECategory:Swedish proper nouns#LOUISECategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#LOUISECategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#LOUISECategory:Pages with entries#LOUISECategory:Pages with 7 entries#LOUISE
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References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN:52 540 females with the given name Louise living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on May 19th, 2011.