Louisa

loo-EEZ-uh
Latinate feminine variation of Louis
"renowned warrior"

Louisa Origin and Meaning

The name Louisa is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "renowned warrior".

Louisa, a quaint but strongvintage name, is an example of the idea that these days, old-style girls’ names are more fashionable when they end with an a rather than with an e, as in Julie/Julia, Diane/Diana. So for the next generation, Louisa may rise again, especially with the growing popularity of other Lou/Lu-starting names, like Lucy and Luna. Louisa reentered the US Top 1000 in 2014 after a 45 year absence.

Very popular in the eighteenth century, Louisa was finally toppled at the end of the nineteenth by the French form Louise, which was a top name through the first quarter of the twentieth century.

Louisa has many literary associations, including Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and Little Men; two Charles Dickens novels, Hard Times and Dombey & Sons; and two novels by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion.

Louisa is a First Lady name, being the wife of President John Quincy Adams. One of Meryl Streep's daughters is named Louisa.

Some international variations: Luisa, Lovisa, Ludovica, and Luigia. Nicknames include Lou, Lu, Lulu, and Ouisa.

# 809 in the US

Louisa Rank in US Top 1000

# 201 on Nameberry

Louisa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Louisa

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Famous People Named Louisa

  • Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
    Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden
  • Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart
    disputed Princess Royal, daughter of King James II and VII of Great Britain
  • Louisa Anne
    Princess of Great Britain; granddaughter of King George II; sister of George III
  • Louisa May Alcott
    American novelist
  • Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
    U.S. First Lady as wife of President John Quincy Adams
  • Louisa Catherine Adams
    daughter of John Quincy Adams
  • Louisa Ann Swain
    first woman to legally vote in the United States
  • (Rachel) Louisa Krause
    American actress
  • Louisa Johnson
    English pop singer
  • Louisa Rose "Foxes" Allen
    English singer
  • Louisa Connolly
    Burnham, English actress
  • Louisa Claire Lytton
    English actress
  • Louisa Nécib
    French footballer
  • Louisa Gummer
    daughter of American actress Meryl Streep

The name Louisa in Pop Culture

  • Louisa von Trapp
    character in "The Sound of Music"
  • Louisa Norton
    character in 1950 film "Louisa"
  • Louisa
    main character in the book "Vietnam Farm"
  • Louisa Fenn
    character on TV series Boston Public
  • Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux
    character in play/film "Steel Magnolias"
  • Louisa Reed Conroy
    character from "This Golden Land," by Barbara Wood
  • Louisa "Lou" Clark
    main character in "Me Before You," by Jojo Moyes
  • Louisa Glasson
    character on British TV show "Doc Martin"
  • Louisa
    character in novel "The Nest" by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
  • "Louisa"
    song by Lord Huron

International Variations of the name Louisa

  • Lula
    Spanish
  • Luisina
    Spanish
  • Luyiza
    Russian
  • Luisetta
    Spanish
  • Lulita
    Spanish
  • Aloisa
    German
  • Luiza
    Spanish
  • Lovise
    Norwegian
  • Loyisa
    Spanish
  • Lovisa
    Swedish
  • Lutza
    Russian
  • Eloisia
    Greek
  • Aluisa
    Spanish
  • Luisianna
    Spanish
  • Luisa
    Polish

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