Meanings
louis1
plural louises
- historicalhobbiesThe louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
Louis2
plural Louises
- 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.'
1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Written in the Schoolroom”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume III, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 295 - uncommonA female given name.
- rareA surname.
Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.
1992 January 30, Jennifer Dunning, “Review/Dance; Premiere Opens Season For Nikolais and Louis”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024
plural Louises
- historicalhobbiesAlternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings.
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It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones’s hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, […]
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
louis · noun
- Frenchlouis
- Englishlouis
Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Louis · proper noun, noun
- Proto-Germanic*hlūdaz“loud; famous”
- Frankish*Hlūdawīg
- LatinLudovicus
- Old FrenchLooïs
- Middle FrenchLoïs
- FrenchLouis
- EnglishLouis
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.
More words from French, Middle French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque Koldobika, Koldo
- Koldobikamale given name
- Koldomale given name
Bengali লুইস, লুই
- লুইস (luiś)male given name
- লুই (lui)male given name
Catalan Lluís
- Lluísmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 路易斯
- 路易斯 (Lùyìsī)male given name
Czech Ludvík
- Ludvíkmale given name
Danish Ludvig
- Ludvigmale given name
Dutch Lodewijk
- Lodewijkmale given name
Esperanto Ludoviko
- Ludovikomale given name
Finnish Ludvig
- Ludvigmale given name
French Louis, Ludovic
- Louismale given name
- Ludovicmale given name
German Ludwig
- Ludwigmale given name
Greek Λουδοβίκος
- Λουδοβίκος (Loudovíkos)male given name
Hawaiian Lui
- Luimale given name
Hebrew לוּאִי
- לוּאִי (lúi)male given name
Hungarian Lajos
- Lajosmale given name
Icelandic Lúðvík
- Lúðvíkmale given name
Irish Lughaidh
- Lughaidhmale given name
Italian Luigi, Ludovico
- Luigimale given name
- Ludovicomale given name
Japanese ルイ
- ルイ (Rui)male given name
Korean 루이, 루이스
- 루이 (Ru'i)male given name
- 루이스 (Ru'iseu)male given name
Latin Ludovicus, Aloysius
- Ludovicusmale given name
- Aloysiusmale given name
Latvian Ludvigs
- Ludvigsmale given name
Lithuanian Liudvikas
- Liudvikasmale given name
Māori Ruihi, Rewi
- Ruihimale given name
- Rewimale given name
Norwegian Ludvig
- Ludvigmale given name
Persian لوئیس
- لوئیس (lu'is)male given name
Polish Ludwik
- Ludwikmale given name
Portuguese Luís, Luiz
- Luísmale given name
- Luizmale given name
- Luigimale given name
Romanian Ludovic
- Ludovicmale given name
Russian Луи́, Людо́вик
- Луи́ (Luí)male given name
- Людо́вик (Ljudóvik)male given name
- Луисmale given name
Scottish Gaelic Luthais
- Luthaismale given name
Slovak Ľudovít
- Ľudovítmale given name
Spanish Luis
- Luismale given name
Swedish Ludvig
- Ludvigmale given name
Thai หลุยส์
- หลุยส์ (lǔi)male given name
Ukrainian Луї́, Людо́вик
- Луї́ (Lují)male given name
- Людо́вик (Ljudóvyk)male given name
- Лу́їс (Lújis)male given name
Vietnamese Luy
- Luymale given name
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louis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/louis
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