Lois
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Lois¹
- /ˈləʊ.ɪs/
Rhymes with -əʊɪs
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
proper noun
- The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him. 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.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin. 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.
LOIs²
noun
- plural of LOI
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: acts, legislation, legislative, statute, statutory, legal, act, law, loi, sdl, clark, gee, idl, statues, ann, louise
Translations
Talk about this word "Lois." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lois. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Lois. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lois "Lois." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lois.Cite this
@misc{lois_2026,
title = {Lois},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lois},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
