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

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