Lois

Lois

Rembrandt, Timothy and his Grandmother, 1648
Gender Feminine
Language(s) English
Origin
Meaning uncertain; allegedly "desirable, agreeable"
Other names
Derived From the original Greek Λωΐς
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Lois is a common English name from the New Testament. Paul mentions Lois as the pious grandmother of Timothy in his second epistle to Timothy (commending her for her faith in 2 Timothy 1:5). The name was first used by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular, particularly in North America, during the first half of the 20th century.

Notable Women

Fictional Women

As male name

In French, Loïs is a male name, as in the fictional comic strip adventures of Loïs Lorcey by Jacques Martin.

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