Louisa
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Origin of the name Louisa:
Feminine form of Louis (famous in war), which is from the Germanic Hluodowig, a compound name composed from the elements hluod (famous) and wīg (war, strife).
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A beautiful and classic name that will always be stylish and sophisticated. And until you grow into it, the nn "loulou" is charming. A great alternative to Lucy.
while this name is old-fashioned, i think it's becoming slightly exotic because it's now so uncommon. i love it!!!
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This was my grandmother's name, and in the early 1900s she changed it legally to Louise, thinking Louisa was too pretentious.
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Lou, Lulu, Lulz, Louie, Lua, Wheezie (as in lu-wheez-a), Louise, Susie
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- Famous real-life people named Louisa: | Edit
Louisa May Alcott, American author
Louisa Lim, NPR foreign correspondent
Louisa Catherine Adams, First Lady and wife of John Quincy Adams
Actress Meryl Streep has a daughter named Louisa.- Louisa in song, story & screen: | Edit
The girl in the musical The Fantasticks (Luisa)
Louisa Von Trapp from "The Sound of Music." She was the second eldest daughter.
Louisa Musgrove, in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility
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Global Popularity of the Name Louisa
- #186 in Scotland
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