Ludwig
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Ludwig, which see for more information. Doublet of Louis.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ludwig (plural Ludwigs)
- A male given name from German.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Chlodwig (chiefly in historical names)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German Ludewig, from Old High German Ludhuwīg, Hludwig, *Hlūtwīg, from Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg. The first element is (h)lūt (“famed; loud”) (whence modern German laut), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, *hlūþaz[1] (whence also English loud), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). The second element is Old High German wīg (“battle, strife”) from Proto-Germanic *wīgą.[1]
The name is attested as Ludhuwīg in the Straßburger Eide of 842 (where it contrasts with Old French Lodhuuig and Latin Lodhuuic), and as Hludwig in the Rhine Franconian Old High German of the Ludwigslied of 881 (where it contrasts with Latin Hluduicus). Compare Clovis, Dutch Lodewijk, English Lewis, and French Louis.
Pronunciation edit
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈluːtvɪç/
Audio (file) - (southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈluːtvɪk/
Audio (file) - (western Germany) IPA(key): /ˈlʊtvɪç/
Proper noun edit
Ludwig m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ludwigs)
- a male given name, feminine equivalent Luise, Luisa, Louise, or Louisa; variant forms Lutz, Luis, Louis
Descendants edit
- → Czech: Ludvík
- → English: Ludwig
- → Finnish: Ludvig
- → Latvian: Ludvigs
- → Norwegian: Ludvig
- → Polish: Ludwik
- → Swedish: Ludvig
- → Chinese: → 路德維希／路德维希 (Lùdéwéixī) (transliteration)
Proper noun edit
Ludwig m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ludwigs or (with an article) Ludwig, feminine genitive Ludwig, plural Ludwigs)
- a surname originating as a patronymic