Name: Louis
Gender: Male
Usage: Louis, of basque origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Louis are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Louis across the world, see Clovis.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Louis is: Fame and war, Famous warrior.
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Numerology of the first name Louis: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 22. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: visionary, successful, leader, innovative, genius.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Successful, Visionary
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Louis is ranked on the 271st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2260400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.031% of the population. The name Louis has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Louis for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Louis is 25 August.
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History and Origin
Louis (UK /ˈluːiː/ or US /ˈluːɪs/; French pronunciation: [lwi]) is the French form of the Germanic given name Chlodowech (Modern German: Ludwig) and one of two English forms, the other being Lewis (/ˈluːɪs/). The Germanic name is composed of the words for "fame" (hlūd) and "warrior" (wīg) which may be translated to famous warrior or "famous in battle".
French: an extremely common French name, of Germanic origin. It is composed of the elements hlud fame + wīg warrior, and is thus etymologically the same name as German Ludwig. From the early Middle Ages onwards, it was very frequently used in French royal and noble families. An archaic Latinized form of the name is Clovis, and this is the form generally used for the Frankish leader (?466–511) who ended the Roman domination over Gaul: Clovis defeated rival Germanic tribes, married the Burgundian princess Clothilde, and founded the Frankish monarchy in what is now France. In 496 he and his followers were converted to Christianity. Louis I (778–840) was the son of Charlemagne, who ruled both as King of France and Holy Roman Emperor. Altogether, the name was borne by sixteen kings of France up to the French Revolution, in which Louis XVI perished. Louis XIV, ‘the Sun King’ (1638–1715), reigned for seventy-two years (1643–1715), presiding in the middle part of his reign over a period of unparalleled French power and prosperity. See also Ludwig.
In modern times, Louis is occasionally used in the English-speaking world (usually pronounced /'lu:i:/). In Britain the Anglicized form Lewis is rather more common, whereas in America the reverse is true. Both forms have been used as Anglicized versions of Gaelic Laoiseach and Lughaidh.
Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Luthais. Italian: Luigi, Lodovico. Spanish, Portuguese: Luis. Catalan: Lluis. Basque: Koldo. German: Ludwig.
Short form: English: Lou.
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