The name Lois is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "most desirable". People having the name Lois are in general originating from France, Germany, Greece, Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America. (2000 U.S. CENSUS) Lois reached its apex rank of #21 in the U.S. during 1930-1939, and is at #1693 presently. Lois is actually a New Testament name of Greek origin: she was converted by Paul and was the grandmother of Timothy, who became one of Paul's disciples. Lois is mentioned in the New Testament as the mother of … Name: Lois Gender: Female Usage: Lois, of greek origin, is a very popular first name. Lois is a name that's been used by parents who are considering baby names for girls. The name Lois means Better and is of Greek origin. Meaning & History Possibly derived from Greek λωιων (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better" .
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The eternal fiancee of Superman turned sweet gray-haired lady who's always available to babysit her grandkids.
It is more often used as a girl (female) name. The name Lois shows up first in a Greek text and the only Greek verb that comes close to the name Lois is λωιων (loion), meaning more desirable, more agreeable, and (generally) better (Liddell & Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon).
See the popularity of the girl's name Lois over time, plus its meaning, origin, common sibling names, and more in BabyCenter's Baby Names tool. Lois is a very prominent first name for females (#91 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#30264 out of 150436, Top 20%).