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What does Louise mean?
Louise 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced loo-EEZ. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Louise is "famous warrior". Feminine of Louis; French version of Ludwig. Louisa was more common in the 18th and 19th centuries. Saint Louise (16th century) was co-founder with Saint Vincent de Paul of the nursing order Daughters of Charity. Author Louisa May Alcott; actresses Louise Brooks, Louise Lasser.
STARTS WITH Lou-
ASSOCIATED WITH warrior, 18th century, 19th century, saint, 16th century, charity (gracious)
Variations
VARIANTS Aloisa, Aloise, Aloysia, Eloisa, Eloise▲, Heloisa, Heloise, Lluisa, Lois▼, Loise, Lola, Lolita▼, Lou▼, Louella▼, Louisa▼, Louisetta, Louisette, Louisina, Louisiana, Louisiane, Louisine, Louiza, Lovisa, Lowise, Loyise, Lu▼, Ludovica, Ludovika, Ludwiga, Luella▼, Luisa▲, Luise, Lujza, Lujzika, Lula▼, Lulita, Lulu▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Louise?
Louise is a very popular first name for females (#83 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#34599 out of 150436, Top 23%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Louise reached its highest position of #18 in the U.S. during 1910-1919, and is at #800 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Louise (#800 FROM RECENT DATA) are Eloisa, Eloise (#167), Heloise, Lois (#1693), Loise, Lola (#239), Lolita, Lou, Louella, Louis, Louisa (#732), Louisiana, Lovisa, Lu, Luana, Luella (#954), Luisa (#1112), Lula (#1860), Lulu and Ouida. These relations of Louise reached the top of their popularity 138 years ago (ADOPTION OF 2.3%) and are now much less widespread (ADOPTION 0.3%, ▼88%). Lola is more ubiquitous than the rest, although Eloise appears to be gaining popularity too, while forms like Lois are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Louise▼ is pronounced similarly to Leese, Liese, Lis, Lise, Lize, Loyce, Luce and Lyse. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alise, Annise, Arlise, Blaise, Danise, Delise, Eilise, Elise▲, Elouise, Felise, Janise, Jolise, Joquise, Joyse, Lacie▼, Laisey, Lanie, Larisa, Laurice, Laurie▼, Laurine, Leisa▼, Lenis, Leonie, Letice, Lexie, Lexis▼, Lidie, Lilie, Lisa▼, Lisl, Loida, Loir, Loire, Lollie, Loni▼, Lonie▼, Lonnie, Loraine▼, Loree, Loria, Lorie▼, Loriel, Lorin, Lorine▼, Loris, Lorita, Lorne, Lorrae, Lorree, Lorrie▼, Lotie, Lottee, Lourdes▼, Luane, Lucie, Luiza, Lusa, Lusine, Lyris, Marise, Rise, Rose▼, Rosse, Suse, Talise and Venise. These names tend to be less frequently used than Louise.
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