Lois
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈləʊ.ɪs//
The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
proper noun
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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.
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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.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
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