Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
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Given Name DescendantsLohengrin, Loherangrin(Arthurian Romance) Koldobika(Basque) Loïc(Breton) Lluís, Lluïsa(Catalan) Alojz, Alojzija, Alojzije(Croatian) Alois, Aloisie, Ludvík(Czech) Louise, Ludvig(Danish) Lodewijk, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Ludovicus(Dutch) Aloysius, Charmaine, Laraine, Lewis, Loraine, Lorayne, Lorraine, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Lauraine, Lorainne, Sharmaine(English) Ludoviko(Esperanto) Loviise(Estonian) Loviisa(Finnish) Hlūdwīg(Frankish) Clotaire, Loïc, Lothaire, Louis, Louise, Ludovic(French) Lois(Galician) Alois, Lothar, Louisa, Louise, Ludwig, Luise, Aloisia, Aloysia(German) Chlodechilda, Chlodochar, Chlodovech, Chlothar, Clodovicus, Clothildis, Hlothar, Hludwig, Lothar, Ludovicus(Germanic) Louiza(Greek) Lothair, Ouida(History) Alajos, Lajos, Lujza(Hungarian) Lúðvík(Icelandic) Alaois(Irish) Alvise, Lodovico, Lorena, Ludovica, Ludovico, Luigi, Luigia, Luisa, Aloisio, Lotario(Italian) Ludis, Ludvigs, Luīze(Latvian) Liudvika, Liudvikas(Lithuanian) Ruiha(Maori) Aloys, Aloysius(Medieval Occitan) Louise, Lovise, Ludvig(Norwegian) Loís(Occitan) Hlūdaharjaz, Hlūdahildiz, Hlūdawīgą(Old Germanic) Alojzy, Ludwik, Ludwika, Luiza(Polish) Aloísio, Lorena, Luís, Luísa(Portuguese) Luiz, Luiza(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Lorena, Luiza(Romanian) Liùsaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Alojz, Alojzia, Ľudovít, Lujza(Slovak) Alojz, Alojzij, Alojzija, Ludvik(Slovene) Lorena, Luis, Luisa(Spanish) Louise, Lovisa, Ludvig, Lovis(Swedish) Louwis(Walloon)
Surname DescendantsLudvigsen(Danish) Lewis(English) Louis(French) Ludwig(German) Alò, Aloi, Aloia, Aloisi(Italian)
Place Name DescendantsLorraine, Louisiana(English) Lorraine, Louisiane(French) Lothringen(German) Lorena(Italian) Lothari Regnum(Late Roman) Lorena(Portuguese) Lorena(Romanian) Lorena(Spanish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 231.
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 178.
