Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century. It has ranked among the top 100 names given to girls in France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Wales in recent years. It last ranked among the top 1,000 first names for girls born in the United States in 1991, but remains a more common middle name.

Feminine variants

*Aloisia: German, Italian, Spanish *Aloisie:

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

*Alojza: Polish *Alojzia: Hungarian, Slovak *Alojzija: Slovene *Heloísa:

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

*Labhaoise: Irish *Liudvika: Lithuanian *Lluïsa: Catalan *Loes:

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

*Lou: English, French *Louella: English *Louisa: English *Louise: Danish, Dutch, English, French,

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

*Louiza:

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

(Λουίζα), Kabyle *Louize: Dutch, French, German, English *Lova: Swedish *Liisa:

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

, Estonian *Loviisa: Finnish *Loviise: Estonian *Lovisa: Swedish *Lovise: Danish, Norwegian *Lu: English *Luann: English *Luana: English, Portuguese *Luanne: English *Ludovica: Italian,

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

*Ludwika: Polish *Luella: English *Luigia: Italian *Luigina: talian *Luísa: Portuguese *Luisa: Italian, Spanish, Estonian *Luise: German, Estonian *Luisella: Italian *Luiza: Polish, Portuguese, Romanian,

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

(Луиза), Albanian *Luīze: Latvian *Lujza: Hungarian, Slovak *Lula: English *Lulu: English, German *Luyiza: Ukrainian (Луїза) *Ruiha: Māori

People with the name

Arts

* Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), architect * Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), French sculptor * Louise Cotnoir (born 1948), Canadian writer * Louise Murray (1854–1931), American local historian and museum director *

Louise Nevelson Louise Nevelson (September 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988) was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Kyiv Oblast ...

(1899–1988), American sculptor * Louise Robert (born 1941), Canadian painter * Louise Schatz (1916–1997), Canadian-born Israeli artist and designer

Entertainment

Louise Abuel Louise Darnell Alba Abuel (born December 27, 2003) is a Filipino teen actor and commercial model. He first appeared as Kevin Delgado in the television series ''100 Days to Heaven'', Young Jao in Princess and I, Pikoy in ''Juan dela Cruz'', and ...

(born 2003), Filipino teen actor *

Louise Beavers Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. From the 1920s until 1960, she appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows. She was most often cast in the roles of a maid, servant ...

(1902–1962), African-American film and television actress *

Louise Bourgoin Louise Bourgoin (; born Ariane Louise Bourgoin, 28 November 1981) is a French actress, model and television presenter. Life and career She was born on 28 November 1981 in Rennes. Bourgoin's parents, both secondary level teachers, encouraged ...

(born 1981), French actress * Louise Brealey (born 1979), English actress *

Louise Brooks Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an icon of the Jazz Age and flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helpe ...

(1906–1985), American silent film actress * Louise Fletcher (1934–2022), American actress * Louise Gold (born 1956), British Muppet performer * Luise Gruber (born 1982), Austrian blues singer-songwriter, professionally known as Saint Lu *Louise Harman, real name of

Lady Sovereign Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985), better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is a British rapper, best known for the songs "9 to 5" and "Love Me or Hate Me". Early life and family Lady Sovereign grew up in Chalkhill Estate in ...

(born 1985), British rapper * Louise Harrison, British actress * Louise Jameson (born 1951), British actress *

Louise Lasser Louise Marie Lasser (born April 11, 1939) is an American actress, television writer, and performing arts teacher and director. She is known for her portrayal of the title character on the soap opera satire '' Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.'' She was ...

(born 1939), American actress * Louise Michaëli (1830–1875), opera singer * Louise Plowright (1956–2016), British actress *

Luise Rainer Luise Rainer ( , ; 12 January 1910 – 30 December 2014) was a German-American-British film actress. She was the first thespian to win multiple Academy Awards and the first to win back-to-back; at the time of her death, thirteen days shy of her ...

(1910–2014), German-Austrian-American actress *

Louise delos Reyes Mary Grace delos Reyes Perido (born September 1, 1992), better known Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipino actress and model. She left GMA Network in May 2017 and signed a 5 year-managerial contract with Viva which made her comeback on ABS-CBN and ...

(born 1992), Filipino actress *

Louise Redknapp Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (née Nurding, born 4 November 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and media personality. She was a member of Eternal, an R&B girl group which debuted in 1993 with their quadruple-platinum studio album '' Always & ...

(born 1974), British singer professionally known simply as "Louise" *

Mary-Louise Parker Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964) is an American actress. After making her Broadway debut as Rita in Craig Lucas' '' Prelude to a Kiss'' in 1990 (for which she received a Tony Award nomination), Parker came to prominence for film roles i ...

(born 1964), American actress * Louise Labèque, French actress

Literature

Louise Adler Louise Adler (born 1954) is a prominent figure in Australian publishing, known for being CEO of Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) since 2003. Early life and education Louise Adler was born in Melbourne to Jacques and Ruth Adler, Jewish immi ...

(born 1954), Australian publisher and academic * Luise Aston, German author *

Louise Bogan Louise Bogan (August 11, 1897 – February 4, 1970) was an American poet. She was appointed the fourth Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress in 1945, and was the first woman to hold this title. Throughout her life she wrote poetry, fiction, ...

, American poet * Louise Compain, French feminist author * Louise Cooper, British writer * Louise Erdrich, American novelist and poet * Louise Flodin, Swedish journalist and publisher * Luise Gottsched, German poet, playwright, essayist, and translator * Louise Granberg (1812–1907), Swedish playwright * Louise Hay, American motivational author and publisher * Luise Hensel, German religious author and poet * Louise Mallard, a fictional character from "

The Story of an Hour "The Story of an Hour" is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19, 1894. It was originally published in ''Vogue'' on December 6, 1894, as "The Dream of an Hour". It was later reprinted in ''St. Louis Life'' on January 5, 1895, as "The Sto ...

" by Kate Chopin * Louise Manning Hodgkins, American educator, author, editor * Louise Herschman Mannheimer, Czech-American writer, poet, school founder, inventor * Louise Markscheffel, American journalist, editor, critic * Louise Chandler Moulton, American poet, story-writer, critic * Luise von Ploennies, German poet *

Louise Rennison Louise Rennison (11 October 1951 – 29 February 2016) was an English author and comedian who wrote the ''Confessions of Georgia Nicolson'' series for teenage girls. The series records the exploits of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best ...

(1951–2016), English author and comedian *

Louise Hammond Willis Snead Louise Hammond Willis Snead (, Willis; pen name, Louis Hammond Willis; December 14, 1868 - October 7, 1958) was an American artist, writer, and composer. Her art specialized in miniature painting, illustrations, and needlework. She lectured on Per ...

, American writer, lecturer, artist * Louise Collier Willcox (1865–1929), American author, editor, anthologist, translator, suffragist * Louise Wareham Leonard, American author

Politicians

* Martha Louise Black (1866–1957), Canadian politician * Louise Feltham (1935–2020), Canadian politician *

Louise Hardy Louise Frances Hardy (née MacKinnon) (born November 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician. Hardy was a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the riding of Yukon from 1997 to 2000. She was a critic for Human Rights, Housing, Citizenship and ...

(born 1959), Canadian politician * Louise Thibault (born 1946), Canadian politician

Royalty

Marie Luise von Degenfeld Luise von Degenfeld (28 November 1634 – 18 March 1677) was a German noblewoman and the morganatic second wife of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine. Early life Born as Baroness Maria Susanne Luise von Degenfeld in Strasbourg, she was the daug ...

(1634–1677), countess *

Louise of Hesse-Kassel da, Louise Wilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Auguste Julie , succession = Queen consort of Denmark , image = Louise of Hesse-Kassel.jpg , reign = 15 November 1863 – 29 September 1898 , spouse = , issue = , house = ...

(1817–1898), queen consort to Christian IX of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

* Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776–1810), the Queen of Prussia * Louise Mountbatten (1889–1965), the Queen of Sweden *

Louise of Savoy Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess ''suo jure'' of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours, and the mother of King Francis I. She was politically active and served as the regent of F ...

(1476–1531), regent of France *

Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany Archduchess Louise of Austria (2 September 1870, in Salzburg – 23 March 1947, in Brussels) was by marriage Crown Princess of Saxony as the wife of the future King Frederick Augustus III. Life Crown Princess of Saxony Louise was born on 2 Sept ...

(1870–1947), the daughter of Ferdinand IV of Tuscany and his second wife Alicia of Parma * Lady Louise Windsor (born 2003), youngest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, daughter of her youngest son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and his wife,

Sophie, Countess of Wessex Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Forfar, (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, the youngest brother of King Charles III. She grew u ...

* Märtha Louise of Norway (born 1971), Norwegian Princess * Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722–1780) *

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, (Louisa Caroline Alberta; 18 March 1848 – 3 December 1939) was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In her public life, she was a strong proponent of the arts and highe ...

(1848–1939), fourth daughter of Queen Victoria

Sports

* Vilma Louise Abrahamsson (born 1999), Swedish football player * Louise Baxter (born 1983), Scottish field hockey defender *

Louise Brough Althea Louise Brough Clapp (née Brough; March 11, 1923 – February 3, 2014) was an American tennis player. In her career between 1939 and 1959, she won six Grand Slam singles titles as well as numerous doubles and mixed-doubles titles. At the ...

(1923–2014), American tennis player * Louise Carroll (born 1982), Scottish field hockey defender * Luise Krüger (1915–2001), German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin * Louise Lieberman (born 1977), American soccer coach and former player * Louise Miller (born 1960), English high jumper * Louise Sauvage (born 1973), Paralympian (Olympian in the Paralympics) * Louise Vanhille (born 1998), French gymnast

Other professions

Louise Arbour Louise Bernice Arbour (born February 10, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist. Arbour was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a former ...

(born 1947), Canadian lawyer and diplomat *

Louise Brown Louise Joy Brown (born 25 July 1978) is an English woman who was the first human to have been born after conception by ''in vitro'' fertilisation experiment (IVF). Her birth, following a procedure pioneered in Britain, has been lauded among "t ...

(born 1978), first human to be born after in vitro fertilisation, in the UK *

Louise Charron Louise Charron, (born March 2, 1951) is a Canadian jurist. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in October, 2004, and is the first native-born Franco-Ontarian Supreme Court judge. (This distinction has sometimes been attributed to Lo ...

(born 1951), Canadian lawyer * Louise L. Chase (1840-1906), American social reformer *

Luise Hercus Luise Anna Hercus , , (16 January 1926 – 15 April 2018) was a German-born linguist who lived in Australia from 1954. After significant early work on Middle Indo-Aryan dialects (Prakrits) she had specialised in Australian Aboriginal languages si ...

(1926–2018), German-born Australian linguist * Louise Jensen (died 1994), Danish murder victim * Louise Macdonald, national director of the Institute of Directors in Scotland *

Louise de Marillac Louise de Marillac , also Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in the United S ...

(1591–1660), co-founder of the Daughters of Charity and Roman Catholic saint * Louise O'Sullivan (born 1973), Irish telecommunications executive * Louise Ravelli (born 1963), Australian linguist * Louise Reed Stowell (1850–1932), American scientist and author * Louise van den Plas (1877–1968), Belgian suffragist

Fictional characters

*Louise, a character in the manga and anime series '' Attack on Titan'' *Louise the Lady of Violets, wife of the sage Lord Pent and a character in '' Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade'' * Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière, female protagonist in the light novel, anime, and manga series ''

Zero no Tsukaima is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Noboru Yamaguchi, with illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. Media Factory published 20 volumes between June 2004 and February 2011. The series was left unfinished due to the author's ...

'' *Louise Brooks, one of the main characters in the BBC sitcom '' Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' *Louise Belcher, one of the main characters in animated sitcom '' Bob's Burgers'' *Louise Darling, a friend of Ruby with brown fur in ''

Max & Ruby ''Max & Ruby'' is a Canadian children's animated television series produced by Nelvana, Nelvana Limited based on the book series by Rosemary Wells. The series debuted on Treehouse TV on May 3, 2002, in Canada and on Nick Jr. on October 21, 2002 ...

'' *Louise Grimsley Capice, long running character in the crime/mystery serial ''

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that netwo ...

'' * Louise Halevy, supporting character from the '' Gundam 00'' franchise *Lighthouse Louise, a female snail from the '' SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode " Lighthouse Louie", used to be named Louie, but when she revealed that she has newborn baby snails, she became Louise *

Louise Jefferson Louise Jefferson is a character, portrayed by Emmy Award-winning actress Isabel Sanford, who appeared first in a supporting role on the television series ''All in the Family'' and was one of the main characters in its spinoff series, ''The Je ...

(nicknamed "Weezie"), neighbor of Archie Bunker in ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series ''Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...

'' and a main character in the spin-off ''

The Jeffersons ''The Jeffersons'' is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. ''The Jeffersons'' is one of the longest-running sitcoms in history, ...

'' *Louise Mallard, main character from "

" by Kate Chopin *Louise Sidell, the title character's closest friend in the Penny Parker books