Ludwig
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ludwig, which see for more information.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ludwig (plural Ludwigs)
- A male given name from German.
German
Alternative forms
- Chlodwig (chiefly in historical names)
Etymology
From Old High German Ludhuwīg, Hludwig, *Hlūtwīg, cf. Frankish *Hlōdowig. The first element is (h)lūt (“famed; loud”) (whence modern German laut), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, *hlūþaz[1] (whence also English loud), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). The second element is wīg (“battle, strife”).[1]
The name is attested as Ludhuwīg in the Straßburger Eide of 842 (where it contrasts with Old French Lodhuuig and Latin Lodhuuic), and as Hludwig in the Rhine Franconian Old High German of the Ludwigslied of 881 (where it contrasts with the Latin Hluduicus). Compare Dutch Lodewijk, French Louis and Clovis, English Lewis.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ludwig m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ludwigs)
- a male given name.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Czech: Ludvík
- → English: Ludwig
- → Finnish: Ludvig
- → Latvian: Ludvigs
- → Norwegian: Ludvig
- → Polish: Ludwik
- → Swedish: Ludvig
Proper noun
Ludwig m or f (genitive Ludwigs)
- a patronymic surname transferred from the given name
References
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German given names
- German male given names
- German feminine nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- German surnames
- German surnames from given names