Talk:Louise

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This is a name that was very famous in France during the Roman period and meant a strong, brave person. The name started to die out but has made a come back in the last ten years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.166.242.12 (talk) 14:53, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Completely wrong there. The root of the name is actually Germanic and it did not exist in the Roman empire. The male name Louis/Ludovicus entered Gaul with the Franks in the 5th century, and the female form Louise emerged only later during the high middle ages. I don't think it became widely used until the 16th/17th centuries. These days it's more common in English, Danish and Swedish than in French, at least as the primary name (the one the person is called by in everyday life). 195.67.149.170 (talk) 09:20, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]