Definitions for Louis
ˈlu ɪsLouis

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Louis, Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrow(noun)

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

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1. Louis(ProperNoun)

   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."

   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.

2. Louis(ProperNoun)

   A female given name

   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.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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   lōō′i, n. a French gold coin superseded in 1795 by the 20-franc piece—also Lou′is-d'or.—adjs.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).

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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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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

How to pronounce Louis?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Roopal Patel:

   He respected the codes and the heritage of Louis Vuitton, which is very important for a house of this nature, but he infused his own sensibility and his own DNA into what we saw.

2. 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.

3. Fflur Roberts:

   Generally the brands they buy will be more ostentatious compared to somebody in the more developed, mature markets. It's going to be the Louis Vuitton, the Gucci, the Prada.

4. The OAG:

   The investigations have revealed that in summer 2002 Franz Beckenbauer accepted a loan of 10 million Swiss francs in his own name and for his own account from Robert Louis-Dreyfus. This sum was used to fund various payments made via a Swiss law firm to a Qatari company belonging to Mohammed Bin Hammam.

5. Kanye West:

   Oh yeah, I've thought about killing Kanye West all the time. It's always a option and [ expletive ], like Louis C.K. said : I flip through the manual. I weigh all the options.

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