/ˈluː.i/, /ˈlu.ɪs/, /ˈlu.əs/
OriginFrom French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”).
Doublet of Lewis (which is inherited since the Middle Ages) and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.
- A male given name from French.
“'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.'
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- uncommonA female given name.
- rareA surname.
“Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.”
- alt-of, historicalAlternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings.
“It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones’s hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them. English, Fre”
- historicalAny gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
- historicalThe louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
- historical, informalThe franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.
FormsLouises(plural) · louis(plural) · louises(plural)
Source: Wiktionary