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Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of the given name 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.
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This pretty name of French and German origin means “wealthy.” It’s also the name of the young princess in Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet Swan Lake. 12. Candide.
Say "bonjour" to French names for girls beyond classics like "Marie," "Charlotte" and "Louise.". American parents fell in love with French girl names in the 1960s, according to Laura Wattenberg ...
The name is particularly common in French (from where the standard English pronunciation is derived), German (already in Middle High German), Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael , although in Dutch the name Michaël is also common.
The rarer masculine form of the name was derived in the same way from the masculine hypocoristic Sigo. [1] An alternative explanation of the feminine name is that it is the equivalent of the German name Sieglinde. [2] The form of the name was apparently influenced by the similar Gaulish element Sego-("victory" or "strength"). [3]
Here are 100 German girl names, from Anselma to Heidi. ... One example of a prominent German-American female figure with a German girl name is Heidi Klum. In Germany, it’s a tradition for a ...