Louis
\lwi\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \lwi\ |
| Also spelled | Louïs, Louÿs |
| Compound names | Fort-Louis, François-Louis, Jean-Louis, Louis-Ambroise, Louis-Charles, Louis-Ferdinand, Louis-Jean, Louis-Joseph |
Origin and meaning
Inherited from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodevis, Lodhwig, from Latin Ludovicus < Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Ludovic, a borrowing, as well as Clovis. Romance cognates include Italian Luigi, Spanish Luis (taken from Old French). Compare also the Germanic cognates, Dutch Lodewijk, German Ludwig.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Austria
Around the world
- GermanLudwig
- EnglishLewis, Lew, Lou
- BasqueLuis
- BretonLoïk, Loeiz
- Chinese路易斯
- CroatianLjudevit
- SpanishLuis
- FinnishLudvig
- GreekΛουδοβίκος
- HungarianLajos
- ItalianLuigi, Luigino, Gino
- Japaneseルイ
- LatinLudovicus
- LatvianLudvigs
In literature
« Henri IV est le grand-père de Louis XIV, Cotton, le grand-oncle du P. la Chaise : deux royautés, deux dynasties, celle des rois, celle des confesseurs jésuites. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Sartus85 (Vendée (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).