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Luis

/ˈlwis/

proper noun/ˈlwis/

a male given name, equivalent to English Louis

Related: Lucho, Luisito

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.