Behind the Name: Comments for the name Alois

Comments for ALOIS:

This was the name of Hitler's father.

-- H Gravy 5/31/2006

I don't think Hitler's father was heard of enough to ruin this name. That said, I don't really like this name much.

-- Anonymous User 6/9/2010

German pronunciation: AW-lo-ees. [noted -ed]
Traditional German name, especially in Bavaria (south-east). Considered very old fashioned, rarely given to newborns today.

-- JHK 9/2/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Alois here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

-- _satu_ 1/17/2008

A famous bearer is Major League Baseball player Alois "Al" Leiter.

-- Lyric 5/1/2008

Arnold Schwarzenegger's middle name is Alois.

-- Lady_Skywalker 9/23/2008

I always believed it to be pronounced to rhyme with "voice".

-- Hero 6/15/2009

I like this name, but the association with the horrible father of the even more horrible Hitler has made it unusable.

-- bananarama 9/2/2009

The current pope, Benedict XVI, was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger.

-- Anonymous User 6/26/2010

My absolute FAVORITE name! Very traditional name, especially here in Bavaria.

-- Lieselchen 11/20/2010

A famous bearer of this name is the current heir to the throne of the Princapility of Liechtenstein, Prince Alois von und zu Liechtenstein. :-)

-- walesgal92 12/12/2010

A famous bearer of this name is Alois Trancy from the anime Black Butler II.

-- newdreamsstudio 5/22/2011

Alois (1703-1763) was the son of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria and his second wife Theresa.

-- CarolinW 7/20/2012

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