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Luis

See also: luis and Luís

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Luis and Portuguese Luís. Doublet of Louis.

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Luis

  1. A male given name from Spanish.
    • 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN‎[1]:
      In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN.

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish Luis.

Proper noun

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Luis

  1. a male given name from Spanish

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Frankish *Hlūdawīg.

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Luis m

  1. (Luserna) a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Louis
    Bia hoasto? I hoazme Luis. ― What's your name? My name is Louis.

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German

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Luis

  1. a male given name from Spanish Luis or French Louis

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French Louis, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”).

Compare Portuguese Luís, English Louis, Italian Luigi, German Ludwig. Doublet of Ludovico.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlwis/ [ˈlwis]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: Luis

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Luis m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Louis

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Descendants

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  • → English: Luis
  • → German: Luis
  • → Chinese: 路易斯 (Lùyìsī) (transliteration)

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Luis.

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Luís (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a male given name from Spanish

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