Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of the given name

Louis Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

. 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.

Variants

* Aloisia:

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

* 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 *Czech (surnam ...

* Alojza: Polish * Alojzia: Hungarian, Slovak * Alojzija: Slovene * Heloísa: Portuguese * Labhaoise: Irish * Liisa: Finnish,

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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* Liudvika: Lithuanian * Lluïsa: Catalan * Loes: Dutch * Lou: English, French * Louella: English * Louisa: English * Louise: Danish, Dutch, English, French, Norwegian, Swedish * Louiza:

Greek Greek may refer to: 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 of all kno ...

(Λουίζα), Kabyle * Louize: Danish, Dutch * Lova: Swedish * Loviisa: Finnish * Loviise: Estonian * Lovisa: Swedish * Lovise: Danish, Norwegian * Lu: English * Luana: English, Portuguese * Luann: English * Luanne: English * Ludovica: Italian,

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

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

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

(Луиза),

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

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

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

People with the name

Arts

* Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), American architect *

Louise Bennett Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006), was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, actress, writer, and educator. Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the prac ...

(1919-2006), Jamaican poet and folklorist *

Louise Bourgeois Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (; 25 December 191131 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker. She explored a varie ...

(1911–2010), French sculptor * Louise Cotnoir (1948–2024), 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 (1941–2022), Canadian painter * Louise Schatz (1916–1997), Canadian-born Israeli artist and designer * Louise Cooper Spindle (1885–1968), American composer

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 (T ...

(born 2003), Filipino teen actor *

Louise Beavers Louise Beavers (March 8, 1900 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress who appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s to 1960. She played a prominent role in advancing the lives of black Am ...

(1902–1962), African-American film and television actress * Louise Bourgoin (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 during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an cultural icon, icon of the flapper culture, in part due to the bob cut, bob hairstyle that she helped ...

(1906–1985), American silent film actress *

Louise delos Reyes Mary Grace delos Reyes Perido (born September 1, 1992), better known Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipino actress. She starred on various television series such as ''Alakdana'' (2011), ''One True Love (2012 TV series), One True Love'' (2012), '' ...

(born 1992), Filipino actress *

Louise Fletcher Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of the antagonist Nurse Ratched in the film '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), which earned her numero ...

(1934–2022), American actress *

Louise Gold Louise Gold (born 1956) is an English puppeteer, actress and singer. Her long career has included puppetry on television and roles in musical theatre in the West End, as well as other television, film and voice roles. Gold was raised in London ...

(born 1956), British actress and puppeteer * Luise Gruber (born 1982), Austrian blues singer-songwriter professionally known as Saint Lu * Louise Harman (born 1985), British rapper better known as Lady Sovereign * Louise Harrison, British actress *

Louise Jameson Louise Marion Jameson (born 20 April 1951) is an English actress with a variety of television and theatre credits. Her roles on television have included playing Leela (Doctor Who), Leela in ''Doctor Who'' (1977–1978), Anne Reynolds in ''The O ...

(born 1951), British actress * Louise Labèque (born 2003), French actress *

Louise Lasser Louise 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'', for which sh ...

(born 1939), American actress * Louise Linden (1862–1934), American saxophonist * Louise Madison (1911–1970), American tap dancer * Louise Michaëli (1830–1875), Swedish opera singer * Louise Plowright (1956–2016), British actress *

Luise Rainer Luise Rainer ( , ; 12 January 1910 – 30 December 2014) was a German-born 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 105th birt ...

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

Louise Redknapp Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (née Nurding; born 4 November 1974), professionally known as Louise, is an English singer, dancer and media personality. She was a member of Eternal, an R&B girl group which debuted in 1993 with their quadruple-pla ...

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

Literature

Louise Adler Louise Adler is an Australian publisher. She was CEO of Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) from 2003 until 2019, when she became editor-at-large at Hachette Australia. In March 2022 she took up a three-year appointment as director of Adela ...

(born 1954), Australian publisher and academic * Luise Aston (1814–1871), German author * Louise Bogan (1897–1970), American poet * Louise Bombardier (born 1953), Canadian actress and writer * Louise Compain (1869–1941), French feminist author * Louise Cooper (fantasy writer) (1952–2009), British writer * Louise Erdrich (born 1954), American novelist and poet * Louise Flodin (1828–1923), Swedish journalist and publisher * Louise E. Francis (1869–1932), American journalist, editor, publisher, and author *

Louise Glück Louise Elisabeth Glück ( ; April 22, 1943 – October 13, 2023) was an American poet and essayist. She won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, whose judges praised "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existe ...

(1943–2023), American poet and essayist who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature * Luise Gottsched (1713–1762), German poet, playwright, essayist, and translator * Louise Granberg (1812–1907), Swedish playwright * Louise Hay (1926–2017), American motivational author and publisher * Luise Hensel (1798–1876), German religious author and poet * Louise Herschman Mannheimer (1845–1920), Czech-American writer, poet, school founder, and inventor * Louise Manning Hodgkins (1846–1935), American educator, author, and editor * Louise Wareham Leonard (born 1965), American author * Louise Markscheffel (1857–1911), American journalist, editor, and critic * Louise Chandler Moulton (1835–1908), American poet, story-writer, and critic * Louise Rennison (1951–2016), English author and comedian * Louise Willis Snead (1868–1958), American writer, lecturer, and artist * Louise Stockton (1838-1914), American author, journalist, club organizer * Luise von Ploennies (1803–1872), German poet * Louise Collier Willcox (1865–1929), American author, editor, anthologist, translator, and suffragist

Politics

* Louise Marcos (born 1959), Filipina lawyer,

first lady of the Philippines The first lady or first gentleman of the Philippines () is the courtesy title given to the host or hostess of Malacañang Palace, the residence of the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The title is traditionally held by t ...

since 2022, wife of 17th Philippine President

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. (, , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022. He is the second child ...

* Louise Feltham (1935–2020), Canadian politician * Louise Hardy (born 1959), Canadian politician * Bi-khim Louise Hsiao (born 1971), 13th Vice President of the Republic of China, also known as Hsiao Bi-khim * Louise Thibault (born 1946), Canadian politician

Royalty and nobility

* Princess Louise (disambiguation), various princesses ** Lady Louise Windsor (born 2003), granddaughter of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and only daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh * Queen Louise (disambiguation), various queens * Louise de Brézé (1521–1577), French noble and spouse of Claude, Duke of Aumale * Luise von Degenfeld (1634–1677), countess and morganatic spouse of

Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine Charles I Louis (; 22 December 1617 – 28 August 1680) was Elector Palatine from 1648 until his death. He was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and the British princess Elizabeth Stuart. Aft ...

* Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722–1780), daughter of

Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Ferdinand Albert (German ''Ferdinand Albrecht''; 29 May 1680 (O.S.), Bevern,_Lower_Saxony, Bevern – 2 September 1735 (O.S.), Salzdahlum), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was an officer in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. He was prince of Brun ...

* Louise of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1771–1856), countess and abbess of Drübeck Abbey * Louise de Mérode (1819–1868), Belgian noble and spouse of Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo della Cisterna * Archduchess Louise of Austria (1870–1947), daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Sports

* Louise Baxter (born 1983), Scottish field hockey defender * Louise Brough (1923–2014), American tennis player * Louise Carroll (born 1982), Scottish field hockey defender * Louise Christie (born 2000), Scottish rhythmic gymnast * Louise Cooper, former footballer * Luise Krüger (1915–2001), German athlete * Louise Lieberman (born 1977), American soccer coach and former player * Louise Miller (born 1960), English high jumper * Louise Sauvage (born 1973), Australian Paralympic athlete * Louise Vanhille (born 1998), French gymnast

Other people

Louise Arbour Louise 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 Chief Pr ...

(born 1947), Canadian lawyer and diplomat * Louise Archer (1893–1948), American teacher and activist *

Louise Brown Louise Joy Brown (born 25 July 1978) is an English woman noted as the first human born following conception by in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Her birth, following a procedure pioneered in Britain, has been lauded among "the most remarkable medic ...

(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 * Louise Cooper, British financial analyst * Louise de Marillac (1591–1660), French co-founder of the Daughters of Charity and Roman Catholic saint * Louise Filion (born 1945), Canadian professor of biogeography * Luise Hartnack (1872–1942), German Holocaust victim *

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 Jordan (1908–1966), American petroleum geologist * Louise Kessenich-Grafemus (1786–1852), Prussian officer * Louise M. Lawson (1855–1951), American temperance activist * Louise Macdonald, national director of the Institute of Directors in Scotland * Louise Davis McMahon (1873–1966), American philanthropist * Louise O'Sullivan (born 1973), Irish telecommunications executive * Louise Odin (1836–1909), Swiss linguist, dialect researcher and author * Louise C. Purington (1844-1916), American physician and temperance movement leader *

Louise Ravelli Louise Jane Ravelli (born 29 July 1963) is an Australian linguist. She is a professor in the School of the Arts and Media at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her research expertise includes multimodal communication, museum communic ...

(born 1963), Australian linguist * Louise Signal, New Zealand professor of public health * Louise Reed Stowell (1850–1932), American scientist and author * Louise van den Plas (1877–1968), Belgian suffragist * Louise Adelaide Wolf (1898–1962), American mathematician and university professor

Fictional characters

* Lighthouse Louise, a female snail from the ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

'' episode " Lighthouse Louie". She used to be named Louie, but when she revealed that she has newborn baby snails, she became Louise. * Louise, a character in the manga and anime series ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to a ...

'' * Louise the Lady of Violets, wife of the sage Lord Pent and a character in '' Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade'' * Louise Banks,

Amy Adams Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received List of awards and nom ...

's character in ''Arrival'' * Louise Belcher, one of the main characters in animated sitcom ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...

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

Max & Ruby ''Max & Ruby'' is a Canadian children's preschool animated series based on the book series by Rosemary Wells and co-produced by Nelvana Limited. The series follows two young rabbit siblings in the 1940s and 1950s. Two ''Max & Ruby'' books h ...

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

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American mystery crime drama 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 network for most of its ...

'' * Louise Halevy, supporting character from the '' Gundam 00'' franchise * Louise "Weezie" Jefferson, neighbor of Archie Bunker in ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American sitcoms in the United States, sitcom television series that aired on CBS for nine seasons from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979, with a total of 205 episodes. It was later produced as ''Archie Bunker's Pla ...

'' 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 Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière, the female protagonist in the light novel, anime, and manga series '' Zero no Tsukaima'' * Louise Maigret (née Leonard), wife of Inspector Jules Maigret, a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon * Louise Mallard, main character from "

The Story of an Hour ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

" by Kate Chopin * Louise "Lulu" Moppet, the main character of Little Lulu comics * Louise Sawyer, one of the title characters of the movie

Thelma & Louise ''Thelma & Louise'' is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. The film stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as Louise and Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unforese ...

* Louise Sidell, the title character's closest friend in the Penny Parker books * Louise, a character from ''

Touhou Project The , also known simply as , is a bullet hell shoot 'em up video game series created by Indie game, independent Japanese Doujin soft, soft developer Team Shanghai Alice. The team's sole member, ZUN (video game developer), Jun'ya "ZUN" Ōta, ha ...

'' * Louise, one of the characters in the Harry and Louise political advertising campaign of 1993-94, portrayed by actress Louise Caire Clark