The Meaning Of The Name Louis (Louis)

Short form of the name Louis. Lou, Louison, Luigino, Liu, Louis, Luis, Loic, Loddy, Lud.

Synonyms for the name Louis. Ludwig, Louis, Louis, Lewis, Luigi, Ludwik, Luis.

The origin of the name Louis. The name Louis is Catholic.

The name Louis is a French name, analogous to the name Ludwig. The name Ludwig comes from the ancient Germanic name Clovis, consisting of two parts - "hlud" and "wig", which means "a glorious fighter" or "glorified in battles". It was on behalf of Clovis that other similar names used in other European countries originated: Louis, Louis (France), Louis (Spain, England), Lewis (England), Luigi (Italy), Ludvik (Czech Republic), Luis (Scotland).

The name Ludwig is widespread in the northern countries of Europe - Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland. The name Louis was used by many kings, dukes and earls throughout Europe. After its appearance in the Catholic calendar, the name became widespread throughout the world, right up to the continents of North and South America, where the name is most often used as Louis, Luigi, Lewis. The female name Louise is a form of the name Louis (Louis, Louis).

In the Middle Ages, they also used the address to Louis as Lois, Loise and Clovis, more often in France, which later became independent names. The accent in the name Louis can be on both the first and third syllables.

Description of the meaning of the name - see the name Ludwig.

Name day Louis

Louis celebrates his name day on April 28, April 30, August 19, August 25, October 8, November 9.

Famous people named Louis

• Louis I the Pious ((778 - 840) king of the Franks in 814 - 840 (Carolingian dynasty))
• Louis XIV de Bourbon ((1638 - 1715) birth name - Louis-Dieudonne ("given by God"), also known as "child king", and then - "sun king", also Louis XIV the Great, king of France and Navarre reigned for 72 years since May 14, 1643, longer than any other European monarch in history. A staunch supporter of the principle of absolute monarchy and the divine right of kings (he is often credited with the expression "The State is me!"), Louis's reign entered history as a Great Age.)
• Louis IV Gonzaga ((1535 - 1595) Duke of Nevers 1565 - 1595, Duke of Rethel (1581 - 1595))
• Louis II of Bourbon Condé ((1621 - 1686) French commander, participant in the Thirty Years War and the Fronde)
• Clovis I or Clovis I of Frankish ((about 466 - 511) king of the Salic Franks from 481 to 511)
• Luis I ((1838 - 1889) King of Portugal from November 11, 1861, son of Mary II and Fernando II, belonged to the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, officially considered a representative of the Braganza dynasty)
• Lewis Carroll ((1832 - 1898) real name - Charles Lutwidge Dodgson; English writer, mathematician, logician, philosopher and photographer; the most famous works - "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass", as well as the humorous poem "Hunt for Snarka ")
• Luigi Marchesi ((1754 - 1829) famous Italian castrato singer)
• Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof, or Lazar Markovich Zamenhof ((1859 - 1917) Leiser Leyvi Zamenhof; physician and linguist, known as the creator of Esperanto, the most successful of the internationally constructed languages. He is also known as Doctor Esperanto - under this pseudonym he published his (See Lingvo internacia, which includes a language description and a textbook.)
• Lajos II Jagiellon (Louis) (King of Hungary 1516-1526 and Bohemia)
• Lewis Morgan ((1818 - 1881) an outstanding American scientist, ethnographer, sociologist, historian; made a major contribution to the theory of social evolution, the science of kinship, family, the creator of the scientific theory of primitive society, one of the founders of evolutionism in the social sciences)
• Lewis Roberts (English professional snooker player)
• Lewis Hamilton (sometimes the name is transcribed as Lewis Hamilton; British racing driver, now driving for the team "Vodafone McLaren Mercedes")
• Louis Daniel "Satchmo" Armstrong ((1901 - 1971) American jazz trumpeter, vocalist and ensemble leader. Was (along with Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and John Coltrane) the greatest influence on the development of jazz, and did much to popularize it in all over the world.)
• Luis Islas (former Argentine soccer player, goalkeeper, 1986 world champion)
• Louis Kahn ((1901 - 1974) American architect, one of the authors of the urban planning plan for Philadelphia. Kahn's major projects include the Yale University Art Museum in New Haven (1951-1953), the government center in Dhaka - the capital of East Pakistan, the Congress Palace in Venice, Salk Biological Institute in San Diego)
• Luis Almeida (Uruguayan footballer, midfielder, participant of three world championships; MMFIIS included in the list of the best players in South America of the 20th century in 11th place)
• Luis Monti ((1901 - 1983) Argentine and Italian footballer, winner of the 1934 World Cup with the Italian national team, the silver Olympic medal at the 1928 Summer Games in Amsterdam (Holland), with the Argentine national team. South American champion in 1927. The only footballer who played in two World Cup finals for two different teams. Has a reputation for being one of the roughest players in the world.)
• Louis Reed ((1857 - 1926) American artist)
• Washington Luis Pereira de Sousa ((1869 - 1957) Brazilian lawyer and politician, served as President of the State of São Paulo (1920 - 1924) and President of Brazil (1926 - 1930); was the last president to rule during the Old Republic)
• Luis Tarodo (Spanish soccer player, futsal player)
• Luigi Campidelli, Pius of Saint Aloysius ((1868 - 1889) blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, a monk from the Passionist order)
• Luigi Broglio ((1911 - 2001) an aerospace engineer known as the "Italian von Braun", one of the founders of the San Marco program, which made Italy one of the first countries to launch its own satellite; the Italian spacecraft was named after him. center, as well as asteroid 18542 Broglio)
• Luigi Rusca (in Russia - Aloisy Ivanovich; architect, representative of mature classicism (1762 - 1822))
• Luigi Sabbatini ((1732 - 1809) Italian music theorist)
• Lajos Wajda ((1908 - 1941) Hungarian graphic artist, currently regarded as one of the leaders of the so-called "group of young artists Szentendre", as well as one of the founders of the Hungarian avant-garde)
• Lajos Csordas ((1932 - 1968) Hungarian footballer, coach)
• Lajos Tihany ((1885 - 1938) Hungarian and French painter of the Paris School)
• Ludvik Vaculik ((born 1926) is a modern Czech writer and journalist-feuilleton; he gained worldwide fame with the proclamation "Two Thousand Words", written in June 1968 and which became the most famous document of the Prague Spring)
• Ludwik Varynsky ((1856 - 1889) Polish revolutionary, founder of the International Social Revolutionary Party "Proletariat" (in 1882))