Louise

Etymology
From, the feminine form of.

Proper noun

 * 1) * 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
 * 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

Usage notes
Used in English since the seventeenth century, more in the UK than in the US. A common middle name today.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Danish: Louise
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Luise
 * Irish: Laoise
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: Lavīze, Luīze
 * Maori: Ruiha, Ruihi
 * Norman: Louiseu
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: Luiza
 * Russian:, Луи́з
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,

Etymology
From.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * , feminine form of

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
From. First recorded in Sweden in 1698.