Lois is a common English
name from the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...
.
Paul the Apostle mentions
Lois, the pious grandmother of
Saint Timothy
Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek language, Greek: ; ''Timótheos'', meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God") was an early Christian Evangelism, evangelist and the first Christianity, Christian bishop of Ephesus, who tradition relates die ...
in the
Second Epistle to Timothy (commending her for her faith in 2 Timothy 1:5). The name was first used by English Christians after the
Protestant Reformation
The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and ...
, and it was popular, particularly in North America, during the first half of the 20th century.
Notable women
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Lois Bryan Adams
Lois Bryan Adams (, Bryan; pen name, L.; October 14, 1817 – June 28, 1870) was an American writer, as well as a newspaper editor and proprietor. During twenty years, Adams was a contributor to the newspaper literature of Michigan, and wrote oc ...
(1817-1870), American writer, journalist, newspaper editor
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Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold ( ; born November 2, 1949) is an American speculative fiction writer. She is an acclaimed writer, having won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record (not counting his Retro Hugos). Her n ...
, author
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Lois Capps
Lois Ragnhild Capps (née Grimsrud; January 10, 1938) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1998 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 22nd District from 1998 to 2003 ...
, congresswoman
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Lois Chiles
Lois Cleveland Chiles (born April 15, 1947)[Profile]
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, actress
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Lois Collier
Lois Collier (born Madelyn Earle Jones; March 21, 1919 – October 27, 1999) was an American actress born in Salley, South Carolina. She was sometimes credited as Lois Collyer.
Early years
Collier's father was Ernest Jones, a pharmacist, of S ...
, actress
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Lois Ehlert, writer
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Lois Hole
Lois Elsa Hole, CM, AOE DStJ (née Veregin; 30 January 1929 – 6 January 2005) was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, academician, professional gardener and best-selling author. She was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 10 Feb ...
, lieutenant governor of Alberta (2000–2005)
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Lois Johnson
Lois Johnson Scoggins (May 15, 1942 – July 7, 2014) professionally known as Lois Johnson was an American country music singer. She was from Maynardville, Tennessee. She recorded for different labels between 1969 and 1978, charted twenty singl ...
(1942–2014), American country music singer
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Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Winkelmann Kolkhorst (born November 4, 1964) is an American businesswoman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate. She was first elected to the state Senate from the 18th District in a special election held ...
, American politician
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Lois M. Leveen, author
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Lois Lilienstein
Sharon, Lois & Bram (also known as Sharon, Bram & Friends, Sharon & Bram or Sharon & Randi) are a Canadian children's music group founded in Toronto, Ontario, 1978. The group's original lineup consisted of Sharon (née Trostin) Hampson, Lo ...
, singer
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Lois Long
Lois Bancroft Long (December 15, 1901 – July 29, 1974) was an American writer for ''The New Yorker'' during the 1920s. She was known under the pseudonym "Lipstick" and as the epitome of a flapper.
She was born on December 15, 1901, in Stam ...
, writer for
The New Yorker
''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...
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Lois Lowry
Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including '' The Giver Quartet,'' ''Number the Stars'', and '' Rabble Starkey.'' She is known for writing ...
, author
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Lois Maffeo
Lois Maffeo (professionally known for much of her career as Lois) is an American musician and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. She has been closely involved with and influenced many independent musicians, especially in the 1990s-era Oly ...
(''Lois''), musician
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Lois Maxwell
Lois Ruth Maxwell (born Lois Ruth Hooker; 14 February 1927 – 29 September 2007) was a Canadian actress who portrayed Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen Eon-produced ''James Bond'' films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the ...
, actress
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Lois McCallin Lois McCallin (born c. 1956) holds the world record distance and endurance for female human powered flight.
On January 21, 1987 McCallin, an amateur triathlete flew 15.44 kilometers in 37 minutes, 38 seconds in the MIT Daedalus project's human-powe ...
, athlete
* Lois McConnell, lead singer of European EDM group
N-Force
N-Force is an English dance music act that formed in 2008.
Career
The act comprises Lois McConnell as lead singer, plus Jorg Schmid and Chris Henry. N-Force is currently signed to UK Dance label All Around the World, and have so far released s ...
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Lois McIvor
Lois Rayma McIvor (22 October 1930 – 11 June 2017) was a New Zealand artist.
Career
McIvor studied at the Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland, and later under the tutelage of Colin McCahon.
She was predominantly a landscape painter, often u ...
(1930–2017), New Zealand painter
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Lois Meredith, actress
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Lois Miriam Wilson
Lois Miriam Wilson (born Lois Freeman; April 8, 1927) is a retired United Church Minister who was the first female Moderator of the United Church of Canada, from 1980 to 1982. She was ordained a United Church minister in 1965, her husband hav ...
, minister
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Lois Moran, actress
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Lois Roberts
Lois Martha Roberts ( – ) was an Australian murder victim, whose death near Nimbin, New South Wales in 1998 remains unsolved.
Background
Roberts was the daughter of Pastor Frank Roberts, a minister with the Church of Christ and an Aboriginal ...
, murder victim
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Lois Roisman, activist/playwright/poet
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Lois Smith
Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American character actress whose career spans eight decades. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film ''East of Eden (film), East of Eden'', and later played supporting roles i ...
, actress
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Lois Wilde
Edithia Lois Wilde (August 14, 1907 – February 16, 1995) was an American actress, Model (art), model, dancer, and beauty contest winner. She was most famous for appearing in Western (genre), B-Western and Action film, Action movies, and also know ...
, actress
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Lois Wilson, American silent film actress
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Lois V. Vierk, composer
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Lois Lenski
Lois Lenore Lenski Covey (October 14, 1893 – September 11, 1974) was a Newbery Medal-winning author and illustrator of picture books and children's literature. Beginning in 1927 with her first books, ''Skipping Village'' and ''Jack Horner's Pie: ...
, Newberry award-winning children’s books author/illustrator
Fictional women
*Lois Flagston (née Bailey), the comic strip ''
Hi and Lois
''Hi and Lois'' is an American comic strip about a suburban family. Created by Mort Walker and illustrated by Dik Browne, both of whose offspring currently work on the strip, it debuted on October 18, 1954, distributed by King Features Syndicate.R ...
''.
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Lois Griffin
Lois Patrice Griffin (''née'' Pewterschmidt) is a fictional character from the animated television series '' Family Guy''. She is voiced by Alex Borstein and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in a 15-min ...
(née Pewterschmidt), the animated series ''
Family Guy''.
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Lois Habiba, the TV series ''
Torchwood: Children of Earth''.
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Lois Lane
Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for ...
, the Daily Planet reporter in ''
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
''.
*Lois the Blue Footed Booby, a character on ''
Bear in the Big Blue House
''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...
''.
*Lois Lane, who plays Bianca in the play within the play ''
Kiss Me, Kate
''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off-stag ...
''.
*Lois Morgan, the TV series ''
Ellen''.
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Lois Wilkerson, the TV series ''
Malcolm in the Middle''.
As male name
In French, Loïs is a male name, as in the fictional comic strip adventures of Loïs Lorcey by
Jacques Martin.
The name Loïs is derived from the name
Louis Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ( ...
, itself derived from
Clovis which is derived from the Germanic root, Hlodowig, which can be interpreted in the sense of "glorious" or "illustrious fighter". Close names include Louys, Luis, Louis, Lorys, Lucio, Leonus, Louniss, Lyes, Clovis, Ludovic, Ludwig, Lovis, and Luigi.
See also
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Lois, Missouri, a community in the United States
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Loïs Lane, a Dutch girl group
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Louise, given name
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Loyce
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English feminine given names
Given names of Greek language origin