Louis
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French royal name latinized as Ludovicus, from Germanic (Frankish) hlud (“‘fame’”) + wig (“‘warrior’”).
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Louis
- A male given name.
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- 1849 Charlotte Brontë: Shirley: Chapter XXXVI:
- "It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis."
- "No, Louis, no: it is an easy, liquid name, not soon forgotten."
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male given name
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[edit] Dutch
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From French.
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Louis
- A male given name, variant of Lodewijk.
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[edit] French
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From Germanic (Frankish) hlud (“‘fame’”) + wig (“‘warrior’”).
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Louis m.
- A male given name.
- A patronymic surname.
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[edit] German
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From French.
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Louis
- A male given name, variant of Ludwig.
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