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)
Entry added December 3, 2014