Meaning & History
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: víg (Ancient Scandinavian) GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Hadewig, Hailwic, Harduwich, Hartwig, Hludowig, Ludovicus, Wigand, Wigberht, Wigbrand, Wigburg, Wigmar (Ancient Germanic), Vígi (Ancient Scandinavian), Ælfwig, Eadwig, Wigberht, Wigheard, Wigmund, Wigstan (Anglo-Saxon), Guiomar (Arthurian Romance), Koldobika (Basque), Loïc (Breton), Lluís, Lluïsa (Catalan), Alojz, Alojzija, Alojzije (Croatian), Alois, Hedvika, Ludvík (Czech), Hedvig, Louise, Lovise, Ludvig, Viggo (Danish), Hadewych, Lodewijk, Louis, Louisa, Louise (Dutch), Aloysius, Lewis, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Wyatt, Wystan (English), Ludoviko (Esperanto), Loviise (Estonian), Loviisa, Hillevi (Finnish), Edwige, Loïc, Louis, Louise, Ludovic (French), Lois (Galician), Alois, Hartwig, Hedwig, Louisa, Louise, Ludwig, Luise, Aloisia, Heilwig, Wiegand (German), Louiza (Greek), Alajos, Hedvig, Lajos, Lujza (Hungarian), Lúðvík (Icelandic), Alaois (Irish), Aloisio, Alvise, Edvige, Lodovico, Ludovica, Ludovico, Luigi, Luigia, Luisa (Italian), Ludis, Ludvigs (Latvian), Jadvyga, Liudvika, Liudvikas, Vygantas (Lithuanian), Ruiha (Maori), Wybert, Wymond, Wyot (Medieval English), Aloys, Aloysius (Medieval Occitan), Hedvig, Lovise, Ludvig, Viggo (Norwegian), Loís (Occitan), Alojzy, Jadwiga, Ludwik, Ludwika, Luiza (Polish), Aloísio, Guiomar, Luís, Luísa (Portuguese), Luiz, Luiza (Portuguese (Brazilian)), Luiza (Romanian), Alojz, Alojzia, Hedviga, Lujza (Slovak), Alojz, Alojzij, Alojzija, Hedvika, Ludvik (Slovene), Guiomar, Luis, Luisa, Xiomara (Spanish), Hedvig, Louise, Lovisa, Ludvig, Viggo, Hillevi (Swedish) SURNAME DESCENDANTS: Ludvigsen (Danish), Alvey, Lewis, Wyatt, Wyman (English), Ludwig, Wehunt, Weigand, Wiegand (German), Alò, Aloi, Aloia, Aloisi (Italian)