Luigi

\lwi.dʒi\♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine
Pronunciation\lwi.dʒi\

Origin and meaning

Borrowed from Italian Luigi. Doublet of Ludovico, Luis, Ludwig, and other cognates. The verb sense emerged shortly after the December 2024 killing of American healthcare CEO Brian Thompson; the accused is Luigi Mangione.

Where it is mostly given

  • Italy
  • Malta
  • Switzerland
  • Romania

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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