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Louÿs

/lu.is/

proper noun/lu.is/

a male surname; Pierre Louÿs, a French author

First used by Pierre Louÿs since 1890s as a variation of Louis. Ultimately from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”).