Louis

Significado (Inglês)

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

Sinônimos

Ludovic

Pyrénées

Gênero

♂️ Masculino

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/lwi/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.