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Lou·ise (lo̵̅o̅ ēz)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Lou, Lulu; var. Eloise

Etymology: Fr, fem. of Louis

Louise2 definition

Lou·ise (lo̵̅o̅ ēz)

small lake in SW Alberta, Canada

Etymology: after Princess Louise Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria & wife of the Marquess of Lorne, Cdn gov. gen. (1878-83)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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