Meanings
- A male given name from French [in turn from Latin].
The charm and tact of Sir Ludovic Charles Porter were to carry him over the next few months, and prove, in themselves, an inestimable asset to Toc H.
1953, Melville Harcourt, chapter XII, in The Impudent Dreamer: The Story of Tubby Clayton […], New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC, page 2012 more examples
Mr. Ludovic Mann, the Glasgow archæologist, has, however, compiled interesting data regarding one of the local industries that bring out the resource and activities of early man.
1922, Donald A[lexander] Mackenzie, “Neolithic Trade and Industries”, in Ancient Man in Britain, London; Glasgow; Bombay: Blackie and Son […], →OCLC, page 85Ludovic Kennedy, a British author, broadcaster and investigative journalist who campaigned against miscarriages of justice and religious dogmatism and in support of euthanasia and independence for his native Scotland, died Sunday in Salisbury, England.
2009 October 21, Robert D[ennis] McFadden, “British Journalist, Ludovic Kennedy, Dies at 89”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2018
Origin
- Medieval LatinLūdovīcus
- FrenchLudovic
- EnglishLudovic
From French Ludovic, from Medieval Latin Lūdovīcus.
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