Lois
Greek
"most desirable"Lois Origin and Meaning
The name Lois is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "most desirable".
The eternal fiancee of Superman turned sweet gray-haired lady who's always available to babysit her grandkids. Lois is actually a New Testament name of Greek origin: she was converted by Paul and was the grandmother of Timothy, who became one of Paul's disciples. Other s-ending names are making a comeback, as is Louise, so why not Lois?
Lois was a Top 20 name in the 1920s and stayed in the Top 50 into the 1940's, but dropped off the list completely in 1983.
Lois was a Top 20 name in the 1920s and stayed in the Top 50 into the 1940's, but dropped off the list completely in 1983.
Lois Popularity
- 496Nameberry2021
- 265England2019
- 34Netherlands2019
- 726Unique2019
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20 Names Similar to Lois
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Famous People Named Lois
- Lois Eleanor DelanderMiss America 1927
- Lois LenskiAmerican novelist
- Lois Bancroft LongAmerican 1920s magazine columnist
- Lois Ann LowryAmerican novelist
- (Florence) Lois WeberAmerican actress and film director
- Lois McMaster BujoldAmerican novelist
- Lois Ragnhild Grimsrud CappsU.S. Congresswoman from California
- Lois WilsonAmerican silent film actress
- Lois Collyer (born Madelyn Earle Jones)American actress
- Lois JohnsonAmerican country music singer
- Lois Elsa HoleCanadian politician; 15th Lieut. Governor of Alberta
- Lois DuncanAmerican novelist
- Lois June NettletonAmerican actress
- Lois Ada (Goldberg) LiliensteinCanadian singer of trio Sharon, Lois & Bram
- Lois Ruth MaxwellCanadian actress
- Loïs Mailou JonesAmerican painter
- Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling)American actress
- Lois Cleveland ChilesAmerican actress
- Lois Arlene SmithAmerican actress
- Lois Jane FrankelU.S. Congresswoman from Florida
- Lois MeredithAmerican actress
- Lois Gail LernerAmerican attorney; former IRS director
- Lois Logan (b. 2012)daughter of athletes Kenny and Gabby Logan; twin of brother Reuben
Lois in Pop Culture
- Lois Lanecharacter in the "Superman" franchise
- Lois Patrice Griffincharacter on TV's "Family Guy"
- Lois WhelanDebra's mother on TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- Lois Harlancharacter in "The Gingerbread Man"
- Lois Bailey Flagstonmain character in comic strip "Hi and Lois"
- Lois Habibacharacter on TV's "Torchwood: Children of Earth"
- Lois Ellington MorganEllen's mother on TV's "Ellen"
- Loismother on TV's "Malcolm in the Middle"
- Loismain character of Margaret Atwood's short story "Death by Landscape"