Name Aloysius - meaning, origin, numerology

Aloysius (/æləˈwɪʃəs/ al-ə-WISH-əs) is a given name. It is a Latinisation of the names Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and so on (traditionally Latinised Ludovicus or Chlodovechus). It has Germanic origins and means, "fame and war." In the US, the name is rare, with babies receiving the name less than 0.001% since the 1940s, according to Social Security Administration data. It is more common in Liberia.

Among the famous holders of this name are:

• Alois Alzheimer
• Aloysius Ambrozic
• Aloysius Bertrand
• Aloysius Gonzaga (St Aloysius)
• James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, Irish novelist and poet
• Aloysius Lilius 1510-1576 doctor, astronomer, philosopher and chronologist; the "primary author" of the proposal that after modifications, became the basis of the Gregorian Calendar reform of 1582, which is now the internationally accepted civil calendar.
• Aloysius Schmitt
• Aloysius Stepinac
• Aloysius Szymanski, given name for Baseball Hall of Famer Al Simmons
• James Farley, Politician whose given name was James Aloysius Farley
• John Aloysius Fahey
• Patrick Ewing
• Aloysius Paulus Maria (Louis) van Gaal, Dutch football coach
• Aloysius Hadjana Pudjaatmaka, Indonesian Chemist and Pharmacologist
• Petrus Aloysius (19 November 1503 – 10 September 1547), Duke of Piacenza and illegitimate son of Pope Paul III
• Possum Aloysius Jenkins is a pseudonym of Andre 3000 from hip hop act Outkast
• Aloysius d'Aqueero
• R. A. Lafferty
• Ronald Aloysius Yeager is a Co-Founding member and Bass Player of The Wade Wilson Project.

Fictional characters

• Aloysius, the music master representing Palestrina in the important 18th century counterpoint textbook Gradus ad Parnassum
• Aloysius, the police chief in the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
• Aloysius, Hudsucker Company Janitor, and Sidney J. Mussburger's spy in The Hudsucker Proxy
• Aloysius (spelled "Alowishus" in the liner notes) Devadander Abercrombie, the narrator of the song My Name is Mud by the band Primus
• Aloysius, Lord Sebastian Flyte's beloved teddy bear in Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited
• Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
• Owliscious, owl and nighttime assistant to Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
• Sister Aloysius Beauvier, main character played by Cherry Jones in the 2004 award-winning play Doubt: A Parable
• Sister Aloysius Beauvier, main character played by Meryl Streep in the 2008 film Doubt
• Lynn Aloysius Belvedere ("Mr. Belvedere")
• Aloysius Creevey, character in the show Skins
• Bartholomew Aloysius Lash, a fictional Western character in the DC Universe
• Aloysius "Nosey" Parker, Lady Penelope's chauffeur in the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds
• Aloysius X. L. Pendergast, protagonist of several novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• Aloysius Snuffleupagus ("Mr. Snuffleupagus") of Sesame Street
• Aloysius "Black" Knight, bounty hunter and guardian of Shane Schofield, in the book Scarecrow, by Matthew Reilly
• Dr. Aloysius McGillicuddy, putative inventor of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
• Aloysius Minch, father of Porky Minch, one of the main antagonists in the videogame EarthBound and Mother 3
• Aloysius Binewski, patriarch of the carnival family in the book Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
• Theodore Aloysius "Theo" Huxtable, The Cosby Show
• Ryan Aloysius Lavery of All My Children
• Aloysius O'Hare, the antagonist in the 2012 film The Lorax
• Aloysius the cow, from the popular web series Minecraft with Sips and Sjin
• Aloysius Wolf, protagonist in a regular feature of Highlights for Children from 1951–1993
• Aloysius Pig, Orson's pushy cousin in Garfield and Friends
• Frederick Aloysius "The Ogre" Palowakski, a character in the film Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (though in Revenge of the Nerds his middle initial was listed as W)
• Anthony Aloysius Hancock, full name of eponymous character in Hancock's Half Hour, played by Tony Hancock
• Thomas Aloysius Gilhooley, played by Lee Marvin in the 1963 film Donovan's Reef
• Francis Aloysius Phelan, the protagonist of William Kennedy's 1983 novel Ironweed
• Aloysius, who along with Mert was one of two non-existent members of the Soggy Bottom Boys, in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• Waldo Aloysius Johnston III was the Antagonist of the 1994 film adaptation of The Little Rascals
• Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie, that's long for "Mud," so I've been told My Name is Mud by Primus

Education

• St Aloysius' College

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English, German, and Dutch: of unknown origin, possibly a Latinized form of a Provençal version of Louis. It was relatively common in Italy in the Middle Ages, and has subsequently enjoyed some popularity among Roman Catholics in honour of St Aloysius Gonzaga (1568–91), who was born in Lombardy.
Variant: German: Alois.
Cognates: Polish: Alojzy. Czech: Alois.

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