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Louis

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈluː.i/ / /ˈlu.ɪs/ / /ˈlu.əs/

name

Etymology: From 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.

  1. 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.' "'No, Louis, no: it is an easy, liquid name; not soon forgotten.'”

  2. A female given name.
  3. A surname.

    “Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.”

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.

  1. Any 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.
  2. The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
  3. The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.