# Louisa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /luːˈiːzə/ · frequency rank #19,889

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, a latinized form of Louise used since the eighteenth century.
2. A ghost town in California.
3. A city, the county seat of Lawrence County, Kentucky, adjacent to Fort Gay, West Virginia.
4. A town, the county seat of Louisa County, Virginia, United States.

## Easily confused with
- **Luis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/louisa-vs-luis)
- **lousy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/louisa-vs-lousy)
- **louse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/louisa-vs-louse)
- **Louise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/louisa-vs-louise)
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisa-vs-louisa)
- **Lois** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lois-vs-louisa)
- **Louis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/louis-vs-louisa)
- **Louie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/louie-vs-louisa)
- **Lolita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lolita-vs-louisa)

## Common misspellings (7)
`llouisa`, `loiusa`, `louias`, `louissa`, `lousia`, `luoisa`, `oluisa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/louisa