Aloysius

English

Etymology

Latinization of an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/, /æl.əʊˈɪs.ɪəs/

Proper noun

Aloysius

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
   • 1927, Ernest Hemingway, chapter IV, in The Sun Also Rises:

     Mr and Mrs Aloysius Kirby announced the marriage of their daughter Katherine – I knew neither the girl nor the man she was marrying. They must be circularizing the town. It was a funny name. I felt sure I could remember anybody with a name like Aloysius. It was a good Catholic name.

Translations

male given name

• Czech: Alois (cs)
• French: Aloïs (fr) m
• German: Alois (de)

  Alemannic German: Alewiss

• Hungarian: Alajos (hu)
• Italian: Luigi (it) m, Aloisio (it) m
• Latin: Aloysius m
• Latvian: Aloizs m
• Polish: Alojzy (pl) m
• Portuguese: Aloísio (pt) m
• Russian: Алоиз m (Aloiz)
• Slovene: Alojz (sl), Lojze (sl)
• Vietnamese: Aloisiô