Louis

Meaning

1. a male given name
2. a surname originating as a patronymic

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lwi/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Louis doit la poursuite de sa scolarité aux seules bourses .

Louis owes the continuation of his education to the scholarships alone.

Cette décision est confirmée par Louis de Montpensier.

This decision is confirmed by Louis de Montpensier.

Il monte sur le trône sans demander l'accord du roi Louis de Hongrie .

He ascended the throne without asking for the consent of King Louis of Hungary.

Louis accueillit favorablement la Révolution française .

Louis welcomed the French Revolution.