Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "war, battle" [1].
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsWigberht(Anglo-Saxon) Koldobika(Basque) Loïc(Breton) Lluís, Lluïsa(Catalan) Alojz, Alojzija, Alojzije(Croatian) Alois, Ludvík(Czech) Louise, Ludvig, Vigga, Viggo(Danish) Lodewijk, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Ludovicus(Dutch) Aloysius, Lewis, Louis, Louisa, Louise(English) Ludoviko(Esperanto) Loviise(Estonian) Loviisa(Finnish) Hlūdwīg(Frankish) Loïc, Louis, Louise, Ludovic(French) Lois(Galician) Alois, Louisa, Louise, Ludwig, Luise, Wigbert, Aloisia, Aloysia(German) Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Hludwig, Ludovicus, Wigberht(Germanic) Louiza(Greek) Alajos, Lajos, Lujza(Hungarian) Lúðvík(Icelandic) Alaois(Irish) Alvise, Lodovico, Ludovica, Ludovico, Luigi, Luigia, Luisa, Aloisio(Italian) Ludis, Ludvigs(Latvian) Liudvika, Liudvikas(Lithuanian) Ruiha(Maori) Wybert(Medieval English) Aloys, Aloysius(Medieval Occitan) Louise, Lovise, Ludvig, Viggo(Norwegian) Loís(Occitan) Hlūdawīgą, Wīgaberhtaz(Old Germanic) Vígi(Old Norse) Alojzy, Ludwik, Ludwika, Luiza(Polish) Aloísio, Luís, Luísa(Portuguese) Luiz, Luiza(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Luiza(Romanian) Liùsaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Alojz, Alojzia, Lujza(Slovak) Alojz, Alojzij, Alojzija, Ludvik(Slovene) Luis, Luisa(Spanish) Louise, Lovisa, Ludvig, Viggo, Lovis(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 465.
