What does louis mean?

Definitions for louis
ˈlu ɪslouis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Louis, Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrownoun

    United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

Wiktionary

  1. Louisnoun

    A male given name from French.

    "It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis."

  2. Louisnoun

    A female given name

  3. Etymology: From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish reconstructed as *Hlōdowig, *Hlūdawīg, &c., from Proto-Germanic words reconstructed as *hlūdaz ("loud; famous") + *wīgą ("battle"). Doublet of Lewis and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.

ChatGPT

  1. louis

    Louis could refer to different contexts: 1) It's typically a masculine given name of French origin which means "renowned warrior". Historical figures that bear this name include many French kings like Louis XIV and Louis XVI. 2) It could also refer to a French gold coin that was in circulation from 1640 to 1793. Without a specific context, the most common association with "Louis" would be the name, and potential associations would be largely dependent on individual personal knowledge and experience (like Louis Vuitton or Louis Armstrong).

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Louis

    lōō′i, n. a French gold coin superseded in 1795 by the 20-franc piece—also Lou′is-d'or.—adjs. Lou′is-Quatorze′, characteristic of the reign of Louis XIV. (1643-1715), in architecture and decoration; Lou′is-Quinze, of that of Louis XV. (1715-74); Lou′is-Seize, of that of Louis XVI. (1774-92); Lou′is-Treize, of that of Louis XIII. (1610-43).

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. louis

    The name of a military order in France, instituted by Louis XIV. in 1693. Their collars were of a flame color, and passed from left to right. The king was always grand master.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LOUIS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Louis is ranked #1510 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Louis surname appeared 23,738 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 would have the surname Louis.

    65.5% or 15,548 total occurrences were Black.
    23.4% or 5,559 total occurrences were White.
    4.1% or 983 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3% or 722 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.7% or 641 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.2% or 285 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'louis' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4191

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of louis in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of louis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of louis in a Sentence

  1. Ezequiel Andreu Cazalla:

    These are very strange events, but I dont think theyre attacks. FEMALE PYTHON, 62, AT ST. LOUIS ZOO LAYS 7 EGGS, SEEMINGLY WITHOUT MALE Rocio Espada, who works with the marine biology labratory at the University of Seville, said she was astonished by what shes heard.

  2. Sandra Henry:

    This isn't just about St. Louis. We are speaking for other cities, other countries too.

  3. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

    What we’re going to do is make sure communities like Flint, Baltimore, the South Bronx, St. Louis, rural communities whose infrastructure was never properly built in the first place, are first in line to rectify the injustices of the past and make sure they get everything they need to thrive in the future.

  4. Louis DeJoy:

    I look forward to working with supporters of the Postal Service in Congress and the Administration to ensure the Postal Service remains an integral part of the United States government, it will be an incredible honor to serve as Postmaster General, and I commit Louis DeJoy to upholding the Postal Service's cherished role in our nation.

  5. Wendy Bosberry-Scott:

    If the Queen had not issued a Letters Patent in 2012, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis would now be styled as the children of a Duke, the 2012 Letters Patent was a reflection of the then upcoming changes to the Succession to the Crown Act, which in 2013 ended the system of male primogeniture, and meant that Princess Charlotte kept Princess Charlotte place in the line of succession when Princess Charlotte younger brother was born.

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