Lois

From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈləʊ.ɪs/

Lois

1. (biblical) The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:
     : 2 Timothy 1: 5:

     When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
   • 1962, V.S.Naipaul, The Middle Passage, page 48:

     Modernity might also lie in a name like Lois - pronounced Loys in Trinidad - which came to the island in the 1940s through Lois Lane, the heroine of the American Superman comic strip.

• Sol I, oils, silo, soil, soli

Adaptation of Old French Lois, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare Portuguese Luís, English Louis, Italian Luigi, German Ludwig.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlojs/

Lois

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis and Lewis