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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Lois f. Ancient Greek Λωΐς, of uncertain origin.

The name of a minor New Testament character. Wyclif (1395): Loid.

The name came into use in England in the 2nd half of the 16th C. Withycombe s.n. Lois indicates the earliest instance is from 1583 in Lincolnshire.

England
English
1587 Lois StAnthonlin p. 32
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