Luis

Meaning

a male given name, equivalent to English Louis

Louis

güicho

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Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlwis/

Borrowed from Old French Louis, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare Portuguese Luís, English Louis, Italian Luigi, German Ludwig. Doublet of Ludovico.

Cognate with Portuguese

Luís

Cognate with English

Louis

Cognate with German

Ludwig

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Sentences

Luis Raúl es el típico " niño
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problema ", adinerado y

rebelde .

Luis Raúl is the typical "problem child", wealthy and rebellious.

Así Luis Xavier fue ubicándose entre los grandes de la actuación latina .

Thus Luis Xavier was placed among the greats of Latin acting.

De ideología republicana federal , fue dirigido por Luis Blanc.

With a federal republican ideology, it was led by Luis Blanc.

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