Luís

Meaning

a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or Lewis

Frequency

Hyphenated as

Lu‧ís

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/luˈis/

Etymology

Adaptation of 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 Spanish Luis, English Louis, Italian Luigi, Sicilian Luici, German Ludwig.