Meanings
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
Mr and Mrs Aloysius Kirby announced the marriage of their daughter Katherine – I knew neither the girl nor the man she was marrying. They must be circularizing the town. It was a funny name. I felt sure I could remember anybody with a name like Aloysius. It was a good Catholic name.
1927, Ernest Hemingway, chapter IV, in The Sun Also Rises
Origin
- OccitanAloys
- EnglishAloysius
Latinization of Occitan Aloys, an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis.
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Czech Alois
- Aloismale given name
French Aloïs
- Aloïsmale given name
German Alois
- Aloismale given name
Hungarian Alajos
- Alajosmale given name
Italian Luigi, Aloisio
- Luigimale given name
- Aloisiomale given name
Latin Aloysius
- Aloysiusmale given name
Latvian Aloizs
- Aloizsmale given name
Polish Alojzy
- Alojzymale given name
Portuguese Aloísio
- Aloísiomale given name
Russian Алоиз
- Алоиз (Aloiz)male given name
Slovak Alojz
- Alojzmale given name
Vietnamese Aloisiô
- Aloisiômale given name
Cite this entry
Aloysius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aloysius
“Aloysius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aloysius. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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