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Louis

(Engels)

  1. (masculine) a male given name
  2. (masculine) a surname originating as a patronymic

Frequentie

B1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/lwi/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

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.

Related words

Ludo

Lodewijk

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