Gender Feminine
Usage English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Scripts Λωΐς(Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Possibly derived from Greek λωίων (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better". Lois is mentioned in the New Testament as the mother of Eunice and the grandmother of Timothy. As an English name, it came into use after the Protestant Reformation. In fiction, this is the name of the girlfriend of the comic book hero Superman.
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g3090, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g3090.
