Lose

See also: lose, löse, loše, and løse

English

Etymology

• As a north/Low German surname, from a pet form of Lodewig, Ludwig.
• As a south German surname, from a pet from of Nikolaus.

Proper noun

Lose (plural Loses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lose is the 33410^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 683 individuals. Lose is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lose”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 462.

Anagrams

• EOLs, ESOL, Elos, LEOs, Leos, OELs, Sole, elos, leos, selo, sloe, sole

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloː.zə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Lose

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Los