LOUISA  

Gender: F
Origin: Latinate feminine variation of LOUIS
Meaning: "renowned warrior"

These days, old-style girls' names are more fashionable when they end with an a rather than with e, as in Julie/Julia, Diane/Diana -- and this quaint eighteenth-century favorite is no exception. Another plus: the Louisa May Alcott reference. But for the next generation, Louise may rise again.

Variations:
Lou, Lu

International Variations:
Aloisa (German) Eloisia (Greek) Luisa (Italian) Lovise (Norwegian) Luisa (Polish) Luyiza, Lutza (Russian) Lula, Luisina, Luisetta, Lulita, Luiza, Loyisa, Aluisa, Luisianna (Spanish) Lovisa (Swedish)

People who like Louisa also like:

Adelaide, Helen, Charlotte, Katherine, Josephine, Georgia, Grace, Jane, Susannah, Henry, Charles, James, Finn

Louisa is being discussed in our message boards:

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Read Nameberry blog posts about Louisa:

• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
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• NAMEBERRY FAVES: The names nameberryites love most
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