Luis

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UK/luˈiːs/

proper noun

A male given name from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Luis ← Portuguese Luís →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Spanish.

    In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN.

    2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez, Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2025

Origin

  1. PortugueseLuís
  2. SpanishLuis
  3. EnglishLuis

Borrowed from Spanish Luis and Portuguese Luís. Doublet of Louis and Luigi.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Luis

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Luis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luis

MLA

“Luis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Luis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luis.

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