Louisville

English

Etymology

From Louis +‎ -ville, named after King Louis XVI of France.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːivɪl/, /ˈluːəvəl/

• Louisville, KY area:

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• US outside Louisville, KY area:

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Proper noun

Louisville

1. A town in Barbour County, Alabama.
2. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Georgia, United States.
3. A village, the county seat of Clay County, Illinois.
4. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky.
   • 2025 July 22, Connor N. Smith, Mason Brighton, “Louisville drops sanctuary city status after DOJ pressure”, in Spectrum News‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 August 2025:

     The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on May 29 that Louisville was one of more than 600 municipalities across the U.S. accused of obstructing immigration enforcement. The federal government called these locations “sanctuary jurisdictions,” alleging they were undermining the rule of law. Four Kentucky counties also made the list: Campbell, Franklin, Jefferson and Scott.

5. A city, the county seat of Winston County, Mississippi.

Translations

city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 路易斯維爾 / 路易斯维尔 (Lùyìsīwéi'ěr)

• French: Louisville (fr)
• Korean: 루이빌 (Ru'ibil)
• Russian: Лу́исвилл (ru) m (Lúisvill)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwi.vil/

Proper noun

Louisville ?

1. Louisville (a place in the United States)