lewis

lewis · noun¹

1. Old French · derived fromlous
2. Middle English · inherited fromlewis
3. English todaylewis

From Middle English lewis, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French lous, plural of lou, loup (“the name of a kind of siege engine”, literally “wolf”); or related to clevis.

Lewis · proper noun²

1. Frankish · derived from*Hlūdawīg
2. Old French · derived fromLouis
3. Middle English · inherited fromLewis
4. English todayLewis

From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.

Lewis · proper noun³

1. Old French · derived fromLouis
2. Irish · derived fromLobhaois
3. English todayLewis

An anglicization of Irish Lobhaois, itself from Old French Louis.

Lewis · proper noun⁴

1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*Lugus
2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Lluɣβelen
3. Welsh · derived fromLlywelyn
4. English todayLewis

An adopted anglicization of Welsh Llywelyn, from Old Welsh, from Proto-Brythonic *Lluɣβelen, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus + *Belinos, whose origin is disputed; see Belenus.

Lewis · proper noun⁵

1. Old Norse · derived fromLjóðahús
2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromLeòdhas
3. English todayLewis

Derived from Scottish Gaelic Leòdhas, of uncertain origin; traditionally referred to Old Norse Ljóðahús, from ljóð (“song, poem”) + hús (“house”); but may be related to the Pictish name of the island recorded in Ptolemy's Geography as Λίμνου (Límnou).

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