Lovisa is a Swedified form of
Louise,
Behind the Name: Lovisa
/ref> which originates in 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 ( ...
and has been used in Sweden since the 17th century. It was placed in the Swedish calendar in the 1750s after king Adolf Fredericks marriage to Lovisa Ulrika of Prussia in 1744. Lovisa means fighter.
The name Lovisa had a rejuvenation in the 1980s and 90's in Sweden but has since then begun to decline.
Lovisa is placed in the Swedish calendar ( namnsdag) on August 25.
Famous people with the name Lovisa
Royalty
* Lovisa of Sweden
Louise Josephine Eugenie of Sweden ( sv, Lovisa Josefina Eugenia; 31 October 1851 – 20 March 1926) was Queen of Denmark from 1906 until 1912 as the spouse of King Frederick VIII.
Born into the House of Bernadotte, Louise was the only survi ...
, Queen of Denmark
* Lovisa Ulrika of Prussia, Queen of Sweden
Artists
* Lovisa Augusti, opera singer, member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music
* Brigitte Lovisa Fouché, artist
* Greta Lovisa Gustafsson (aka Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic ch ...
), actress
Other famous people
* Lovisa Åhrberg
Maria ''Lovisa'' Åhrberg or ''Årberg'' (17 May 1801 – 26 March 1881) was a Swedish surgeon and doctor. She was lawfully practicing surgeon long before it became formally permitted for women to study medicine at a university in 1870. Lovisa ...
, doctor and surgeon
* Lovisa von Burghausen, Swedish prisoner of war, known for her life as a slave in Russia
* Sofia Lovisa Gråå, educator and principal
* Agatha Lovisa de la Myle (died 1787
Events
January–March
* January 9 – The North Carolina General Assembly authorizes nine commissioners to purchase of land for the seat of Chatham County. The town is named Pittsborough (later shortened to Pittsboro), for ...
), Baltic-German and Latvian poet
* Lovisa Svensson (1853-1963), 109-year-old.
Places
* Loviisa
References
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Feminine given names
Swedish feminine given names