Ludvig

Danish

Alternative forms

• Ludwik, Ludvik

Proper noun

Ludvig

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or German Ludwig

Related terms

• Louise

Descendants

• → Greenlandic: Luutivik, Looqi, Ludwig

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ludwig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈludʋiɡ/, [ˈludʋiɡ]
• Rhymes: -udʋiɡ
• Syllabification^(key): Lud‧vig
• Hyphenation^(key): Lud‧vig

Proper noun

Ludvig

1. (historical) Louis, Luis, Ludwig; used to translate certain regal names.

   Ludvig XIV ― Louis XIV

Usage notes

• Since 2002, the Institute for the Languages of Finland has recommended the use of unadapted regal names for new heads of state. Thus, Charles III of England is Charles but Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is Kaarle Kustaa.
• The name is seldom given to Finnish-speaking Finnish children.

Declension

Inflection of Ludvig (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Ludvig	—
genitive		Ludvigin	—
partitive		Ludvigia	—
illative		Ludvigiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Ludvig	—
accusative	nom.	Ludvig	—
	gen.	Ludvigin
genitive		Ludvigin	—
partitive		Ludvigia	—
inessive		Ludvigissa	—
elative		Ludvigista	—
illative		Ludvigiin	—
adessive		Ludvigilla	—
ablative		Ludvigilta	—
allative		Ludvigille	—
essive		Ludvigina	—
translative		Ludvigiksi	—
abessive		Ludvigitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ludvig (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ludvigini — accusative nom. Ludvigini — gen. Ludvigini genitive Ludvigini — partitive Ludvigiani — inessive Ludvigissani — elative Ludvigistani — illative Ludvigiini — adessive Ludvigillani — ablative Ludvigiltani — allative Ludvigilleni — essive Ludviginani — translative Ludvigikseni — abessive Ludvigittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ludvigisi — accusative nom. Ludvigisi — gen. Ludvigisi genitive Ludvigisi — partitive Ludvigiasi — inessive Ludvigissasi — elative Ludvigistasi — illative Ludvigiisi — adessive Ludvigillasi — ablative Ludvigiltasi — allative Ludvigillesi — essive Ludviginasi — translative Ludvigiksesi — abessive Ludvigittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ludvigimme — accusative nom. Ludvigimme — gen. Ludvigimme genitive Ludvigimme — partitive Ludvigiamme — inessive Ludvigissamme — elative Ludvigistamme — illative Ludvigiimme — adessive Ludvigillamme — ablative Ludvigiltamme — allative Ludvigillemme — essive Ludviginamme — translative Ludvigiksemme — abessive Ludvigittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ludviginne — accusative nom. Ludviginne — gen. Ludviginne genitive Ludviginne — partitive Ludvigianne — inessive Ludvigissanne — elative Ludvigistanne — illative Ludvigiinne — adessive Ludvigillanne — ablative Ludvigiltanne — allative Ludvigillenne — essive Ludviginanne — translative Ludvigiksenne — abessive Ludvigittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ludviginsa — accusative nom. Ludviginsa — gen. Ludviginsa genitive Ludviginsa — partitive Ludvigiaan Ludvigiansa — inessive Ludvigissaan Ludvigissansa — elative Ludvigistaan Ludvigistansa — illative Ludvigiinsa — adessive Ludvigillaan Ludvigillansa — ablative Ludvigiltaan Ludvigiltansa — allative Ludvigilleen Ludvigillensa — essive Ludviginaan Ludviginansa — translative Ludvigikseen Ludvigiksensa — abessive Ludvigittaan Ludvigittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Norwegian

Proper noun

Ludvig

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or German Ludwig

Related terms

• feminine forms: Lovise, Louise

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Interjection

Ludvig

1. The letter "L" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

Proper noun

Ludvig c (genitive Ludvigs)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or German Ludwig

Alternative forms

• Ludwig
• Ludde (diminutive)

Related terms

• feminine forms: Lovisa, Louise

Statistics

• According to the Swedish Tax Agency's 2023 registry, the given name Ludvig belong to 18,595 individuals in Sweden.