Name Louis

Origin:

From Old High German words for loud, famous and fight, battle, war

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About the name Louis in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English, French
Short forms:	Lou
Topics:	Phonetic alphabet FR
Saints:	Louis IX.
US 2021 rank:	#251 ... 249:Javier, 250:Bryce, 251:Louis, 252:Mark, 253:Cash ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Lois, Lois, Lois, Loïs, Loris, Loui, Louie, Louisa, Louise, Lovis Details

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About Ludwig/Louise, the group of names with the same origin as Louis

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin, male:	old Germanic two-element name
	known throughout Europe as name of German and French kings and emperors
Words:	hlut = loud, famous Old High German
	wig = the fight, the battle, the war Old High German
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	1:Luis Zurich 2011, 1:Lewis Scotland 2007, 1:Louis Zurich 2019, 1:Louise France 2015, 5:Luiz Brazil 2013, 6:Luisa Zurich 2014, 7:Luiza Brazil 2021, 8:Ludovica Italy 2022, 10:Ludwig Munich 2022, 12:Ludvig Sweden 2016
Somehow related to:	Alois/Aloisia
Old/original forms:	Chlodwig Old High German
Name variants:	Laoise, Lodovica, Lois, Lou, Louisa, Louise, Louison, Lovica, Lovis, Lovisa, Lovísa, Lovise, Ludovica, Ludovika, Ludowika, Luella, Luigia, Luisa, Luísa, Luise, Luisella, Luiselle, Luiza, Lujza, Lulu, Lajos, Lewis, Lodewijk, Lodovico, Loïc, Loïck, Lou, Loui, Louie, Louis, Louison, Love, Lovis, Lowie, Ludek, Ludewig, Ludovic, Ludovico, Ludvig, Ludvik, Ludwig, Ludwik, Luigi, Luis, Luís, Luiz, Lutz Sortable list Details

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