Louis

Meaning

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

Concepts

Louis

Lewis

Elvis

Alvis

Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow

Synonyms

Ludovic

Pyrénées

Translations

Ludwig

Luis

Luigi

Lodewijk

Luís

Ludovico

Ludovicus

Lluís

Λουδοβίκος

Loís

Luiz

Louis

Louis

Alwis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lwi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: Loïs

Inherited from Old French: Looïs

Inherited from Latin: Ludovicus

Cognate with Italian: Luigi

Cognate with Spanish: Luis

Cognate with Dutch: Lodewijk

Cognate with German: Ludwig

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.

Sentences

Il est le fils du peintre Louis Victor Watelin.

He was the son of the painter Louis Victor Watelin.

Louis Merlin demande à Sacha Guitry d'écrire des définitions .

Louis Merlin asks Sacha Guitry to write definitions.