Louise ( given name ) - wikipedia Louise ( given name ) Louise Pronunciation / luːˈiːz / loo - EEZ Gender Female Origin Word / name German, France Meaning `` Famous warrior / Long held '' Other names Nickname ( s ) Lou, Louie Related names Eloise, Aloisia, Louisa Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century. It has ranked among the top 100 names given to girls in France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Wales in recent years. It last ranked among the top 1,000 first names for girls born in the United States in 1991, but remains a more common middle name. Contents 1 Feminine variants 2 Notable people 2.1 Arts 2.2 Entertainment 2.3 Literature 2.4 Royalty 2.5 Sports 2.6 Other 2.7 Fictional character 3 Songs 4 See also Feminine variants Aloisia German, Italian, Spanish Aloisie Czech Alojza Polish Alojzia Hungarian, Slovak Alojzija Slovene Heloísa Portuguese Liudvika Lithuanian Lluïsa Catalan Loes Dutch Lou English, French Louella English Louisa English Louise Danish, Dutch, English, French, Norwegian, Swedish Louiza ( Λουίζα ) Greek Lova Swedish Liisa Finnish, Estonian Loviisa Finnish Loviise Estonian Lovisa Swedish Lovise Danish, Norwegian Lu English Luann English Luana English, Portuguese Luanne English Ludovica Italian, Latin Ludwika Polish Luella English Luigia Italian Luigina Italian Luísa Portuguese Luisa Italian, Spanish, Estonian Luise German, Estonian Luisella Italian Luiza Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian ( Луиза ), Albanian Luīze Latvian Lujza Hungarian, Slovak Lula English Lulu English, German Ruiha Māori Notable people Arts Louise Blanchard Bethune, architect Louise Bourgeois, French sculptor Louise Murray ( 1854 -- 1931 ), American local historian and museum director Louise Nevelson, American sculptor Entertainment Louise Beavers, African - American film and television actress Louise Brealey, English actress Louise Brooks, American silent film actress Madonna Louise Ciccone, American singer Jenna - Louise Coleman, British actress Louise Fletcher, American actress Luise Gruber, Austrian blues singer - songwriter, professionally known as Saint Lu Louise Harman, real name of Lady Sovereign ( born 1985 ), British rapper Louise Harrison, British actress Louise Jameson, British actress Louise Lasser, American actress Louise Michaëli, opera singer Louise Plowright, British actress Luise Rainer, German - Austrian - American actress Louise Redknapp, British singer Mary - Louise Parker, American actress Louise Bourgoin, French actress Literature Luise Aston, German author Louise Bogan, American poet Louise Cooper, British writer Louise Erdrich, American novelist and poet Louise Flodin, Swedish journalist and publisher Luise Gottsched, German poet, playwright, essayist, and translator Louise Hay, American motivational author and publisher Luise Hensel, German religious author and poet Luise von Ploennies, German poet Royalty Marie Luise von Degenfeld, countess Louise of Hesse - Kassel ( 1817 -- 1898 ), queen consort to Christian IX of Denmark Louise of Mecklenburg - Strelitz, the Queen of Prussia ( 1776 -- 1810 ) Louise Mountbatten, the Queen of Sweden Louise of Savoy, the Queen of France ( 1476 -- 1531 ) Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany, the daughter of Ferdinand IV of Tuscany and his second wife Alicia of Parma Lady Louise Windsor, youngest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, daughter of her youngest son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex Märtha Louise of Norway ( 1971 -- ), Princess. Sports Louise Brough, American tennis player Louise Carroll, Scottish field hockey defender Luise Krüger, German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin Louise Miller, English high jumper Louise Mitchell, Australian swimmer Louise Munn, Scottish field hockey defender Louise Sauvage, Paralympian ( Olympian in the Paralympics ) Louise Vanhille, French gymnast Other Louise Alley, American radio personality and advertising executive Louise Arbour, Canadian judge and diplomat Martha Louise Black, Canadian MP Louise Brown, first human to be born after in vitro fertilisation Louise Charron, Canadian judge Louise Feltham, Canadian MP Louise Hardy, Canadian MP Louise Jensen, Danish murder victim Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity and Roman Catholic saint Louise O'Sullivan ( born 1973 ), Irish telecommunications executive Louise Pedersen ( model ), Danish model Louise Thibault, Canadian MP Fictional character Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière ( named after Louise de la Vallière ), female protagonist in the light novel, anime, and manga series Zero no Tsukaima Louise the Lady of Violets, wife of the sage Lord Pent and a character in Fire Emblem ( video game ) Louise Halevy, supporting character from the Gundam 00 franchise Louise Jefferson ( nicknamed `` Weezie '' ), neighbor of Archie Bunker in All in the Family and a main character in the spin - off The Jeffersons Louise Mallard, main character from `` The Story of an Hour '' by Kate Chopin Louise Brooks, one of the main characters in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Louise Sidell, the title character 's closest friend in the Penny Parker books Louise Belcher, one of the main characters in animated sitcom Bob 's Burgers Louise Grimsley Capice, long running character in the crime / mystery serial The Edge of Night Songs `` Louise '' by The Yardbirds from the album Five Live Yardbirds ( 1964 ) `` Louise '' by Human League from the album Hysteria `` Change in Louise '' by Joe Cocker from the album With a Little Help from My Friends `` Jolie Louise '' ( 1989 ) by Daniel Lanois `` Louise '' by Maurice Chevalier `` Louise, Louisa '' by Mew from the album And the Glass Handed Kites `` Louise '' by NOFX from the album Pump Up the Valuum `` Louise '' by Clan of Xymox from the album Medusa `` Liza and Louise '' by NOFX from the album White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean See also Lovisa Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name. 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Question: what's the meaning of the name louise
Answer: "Famous warrior/Long held"