lois

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Definition of lois in English English dictionary

A female given name 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.

The grandmother of Timothy

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.

given name, female

{i} female first name

Related Terms

Lois Lane

in the stories about Superman, a female reporter who works for the The Daily Planet, and has a romantic relationship with Superman

Sarah Lois Vaughan

born March 27, 1924, Newark, N.J., U.S. died April 3, 1990, Hidden Hills, Calif. U.S. jazz singer. Vaughan won an amateur contest at Harlem's Apollo Theatre in 1942 and soon joined Earl Hines's big band as vocalist and second pianist. Joining Billy Eckstine's band in 1944, she gained exposure to the new bebop style; she was especially influenced by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker and recorded with them in 1945. Alternating between popular song and jazz, she worked as a soloist for the rest of her career. A vast range and wide vibrato in the service of her harmonic sensitivity enabled Vaughan to use her voice with a seemingly instrumental approach, often improvising as a jazz soloist

Hyphenation

Lo·is

Turkish pronunciation

lōıs

Pronunciation

/ˈlōəs/ /ˈloʊəs/

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek Λωΐς, of obscure meaning.