First names in Hebrew

First name Louise: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לואיז

Gematria value: 54

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Louise is written לואיז

Louise is another spelling of Louisa.

Meaning and origin

What does Louise mean?

Meaning: "famous in battle" (through Louis)
Origin: Germanic

Your name is a form of Louise, the feminine of Louis. Louis comes from the Germanic Hlodowig, made of hlōd, "fame", and wīg, "battle": "famous in battle". Louisa is the English, Italian and Spanish form, carried by the American novelist Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women.

Gematria

Louise = 54

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לואיז has 5 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• זthe letter Zayin7
• Total54

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter Zayin

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Louise, from ל to ז:

לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכוֹכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָז׃

“Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for vessels of fine gold.”

Job 28:17

The book of your first name

Louise, in nine pages

• Louise, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Louise
• Louise, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Louise in three answers

How do you write Louise in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Louise is written לואיז. Louise is another spelling of Louisa.

What is the gematria value of Louise?
Written לואיז, Louise is worth 54: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Zayin (7).

What does Louise mean?
Famous in battle" (through Louis) (origin: Germanic). Your name is a form of Louise, the feminine of Louis. Louis comes from the Germanic Hlodowig, made of hlōd, "fame", and wīg, "battle": "famous in battle". Louisa is the English, Italian and Spanish form, carried by the American novelist Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women.