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Louisa

Louisa

English

Proper noun

Louisa

  1. A female given name, a latinized form of Louise used since the eighteenth century.
    • 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
      But certainly there are some names which seem to belong to particular classes of character, to form the mind and even influence the destiny: Louisa, now; - is not your Louisa necessarily a die-away damsel, who reads novels, and holds her head on one side, languishing and given to love!
  2. A ghost town in California.
  3. A city and county seat in Kentucky.
  4. A town and county seat in Virginia.

Translations


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [luˈiːza]
  • Hyphenation: Lou‧i‧sa

Proper noun

Louisa ? (genitive Louisa)

  1. A female given name, a latinized form of Louise.