Lois

See also: lois, Loïs, and lois-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈləʊ.ɪs/

Proper noun

Lois

  1. (biblical) The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
    • : 2 Timothy 1: 5:
      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. A female given name of biblical origin.
    • 1962 V.S.Naipaul: The Middle Passage: p.48:
      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.

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