Definitions for louis
ˈlu ɪslouis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Louis, Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrownoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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   lōō′i, n. a French gold coin superseded in 1795 by the 20-franc piece—also Lou′is-d'or.—adjs.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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Prizefighter

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

How to pronounce louis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say louis in sign language?

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. Mark Scheifele:

   Every game has been a battle, st. Louis has made us work for every inch and we know thats going to happen again in Game 5 going back home. Weve got to be prepared. Weve got to get our rest and be ready to battle.

2. Meghan McCain:

   Louis Farrakhan said, ‘Hitler was a very great man,’ this is black and white. It’s very simple: You think Hitler is a great man, don’t associate with that person… there should be no normalizing of this one way or the other.

3. Angelina Jolie:

   I think as a human being, as a mother, as someone who works internationally, I needed desperately to know a man like Louis Zamperini in my life, to know that there is hope.

4. Todd Rokita:

   There is no place in our civil discourse for this clear anti-Semitism and hate for another group of human beings, i urge my House colleagues to join me in condemning Louis Farrakhan’s hateful and anti-Semitic attacks, while also reaffirming our nation’s commitment to our Jewish neighbors and our greatest ally, the nation of Israel.

5. Missouri Attorney General:

   The Macks Creek law was enacted to protect Missourians from predatory traffic ticketing, as we continue to identify areas for reform, an important first step is to require St. Louis County municipalities to follow the Macks Creek law to the letter. Based on my review, these thirteen municipalities did not.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=louis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Louis
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=louis
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html