Gender Masculine
Usage Esperanto
Pronounced Pron. /lu.do.ˈvi.ko/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Esperanto form of Ludwig. This is the Esperanto name of the philologist Ludwig Zamenhof (1859-1917), the creator of the Esperanto language.

Related Names

Rootshlud/hlut + wig
DiminutiveLuĉjo
Other Languages & CulturesKoldobika, Koldo(Basque) Loïc(Breton) Lluís(Catalan) Alojz, Alojzije(Croatian) Alois, Ludvík, Luděk(Czech) Ludvig, Loui(Danish) Lodewijk, Louis, Lowie, Ludovicus(Dutch) Aloysius, Lewis, Louis, Lew, Lou, Louie(English) Ludo(Flemish) Hlūdwīg(Frankish) Loïc, Louis, Clovis, Lou, Louison, Ludovic(French) Lois(Galician) Alois, Ludwig, Lutz(German) Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Hludwig, Ludovicus(Germanic) Clovis(History) Alajos, Lajos(Hungarian) Lúðvík(Icelandic) Alaois(Irish) Alvise, Lodovico, Ludovico, Luigi, Aloisio, Gigi, Gino, Luigino, Vico(Italian) Ludvigs, Ludis(Latvian) Liudvikas(Lithuanian) Aloys, Aloysius(Medieval Occitan) Ludvig(Norwegian) Loís(Occitan) Hlūdawīgą(Old Germanic) Alojzy, Ludwik(Polish) Aloísio, Luís, Luisinho(Portuguese) Luiz, Lula(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Alojz, Ľudovít(Slovak) Alojz, Alojzij, Ludvik, Lojze(Slovene) Luis, Lucho, Luisito(Spanish) Ludvig, Loui, Love, Lowe, Ludde(Swedish) Louwis(Walloon)
Entry updated July 13, 2010