Louis

Meaning

Name

1. A male given name from French.
2. (uncommon) A female given name.
3. (rare) A surname.

Noun

Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings.

Synonyms

Lewis

Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow

Translations

Louis

Ludwig

Luís

Luis

Luigi

Lluís

Ludovico

Lodewijk

Lodewijk van Frankrijk

Louis de France

Ludovicus

Louis de Bourbon

Λουδοβίκος ο μέγας δελφίνος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈluː.i/

Etymology

From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”).
Doublet of Lewis (which is inherited since the Middle Ages) and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.