Lois

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlojs/

Etymology

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.

Cognate with Portuguese

Luís

Cognate with English

Louis

Cognate with German

Ludwig

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Sentences

O Lois vai na farmacia pola medicina
💊

da avoa .

Lois goes to the pharmacy for her grandmother's medicine.

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