Lois

//ˈləʊ.ɪs// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of LOI form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.

    "When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also."

  2. 2
    A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.

    "Modernity might also lie in a name like Lois - pronounced Loys in Trinidad - which came to the island in the 1940s through Lois Lane, the heroine of the American Superman comic strip."

Example

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"Lois always butts into our conversation."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.

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Weedon Lois

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