"Louis" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈluː.i/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlu.ɪs/ [General-American], /ˈlu.əs/ [General-American], /ˈlʉː.i/ [General-Australian], /ˈlʉ.əs/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Louis.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Louises [plural]
Rhymes: -uːi, -uːɪs Etymology: From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Lewis and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis. Remotely related to Slav and related terms through the Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) root. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱlew-|*weyk-|id2=contain}}, {{bor|en|fr|Louis}} French Louis, {{der|en|frm|Loïs}} Middle French Loïs, {{m|frm|Loïc}} Loïc, {{der|en|fro|Looïs}} Old French Looïs, {{m|fro|Luis}} Luis, {{m|fro|Lodhuvigs}} Lodhuvigs, {{m|fro|Lodevis}} Lodevis, {{m|fro|Lodhwig}} Lodhwig, {{der|en|la|Ludovicus}} Latin Ludovicus, {{m|la|Clodovicus}} Clodovicus, {{der|en|frk|*Hlūdawīg}} Frankish *Hlūdawīg, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hlūdaz|t=loud; famous}} Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”), {{m|gem-pro|*wīgą|t=battle}} *wīgą (“battle”), {{doublet|en|Lewis}} Doublet of Lewis, {{m|en|Aloysius}} Aloysius, {{m|en|Luis}} Luis, {{m|en|Ludwig}} Ludwig, {{m|en|Luigi}} Luigi, {{m|en|Clovis}} Clovis, {{m|en|Slav}} Slav, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hlūdaz|t=loud; famous}} Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Louis (plural Louises)
  1. A male given name from French. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, Coins, Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-Louis-en-name-iFnY7UVX Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 46 51 3 Disambiguation of Coins: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 35 39 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes: 42 46 12
  2. (uncommon) A female given name Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names, Coins, Historical currencies Related terms (feminine forms): Louise, Louisa
    Sense id: en-Louis-en-name-44it7l9B Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 46 51 3 Disambiguation of Coins: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 35 39 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes: 42 46 12 Disambiguation of 'feminine forms': 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bay St. Louis, Louisburg, Saint Louis Related terms: Louie [diminutive], Lou [diminutive] Translations (male given name): Luigj [masculine] (Albanian), Լուդովիկոս (Ludovikos) (Armenian), Լյուդովիկոս (Lyudovikos) (Armenian), Լուի (Lui) (Armenian), Koldobika (Basque), Koldo (Basque), লুইস (luiś) (Bengali), লুই (lui) (Bengali), Lluís [masculine] (Catalan), 路易斯 (Lùyìsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Ludvík [masculine] (Czech), Ludvig (Danish), Lodewijk (Dutch), Ludoviko (Esperanto), Ludvík [masculine] (Faroese), Ludvig [historical] (Finnish), Louis [masculine] (French), Ludovic [masculine] (French), Lois [masculine] (Galician), ლუი (lui) (Georgian), Ludwig [masculine] (German), Lui [Alemannic-German] (German), Λουδοβίκος (Loudovíkos) [masculine] (Greek), Lui (Hawaiian), לוּאִי (lúi) (Hebrew), Lajos (Hungarian), Lúðvík (Icelandic), Lughaidh [masculine] (Irish), Luigi [masculine] (Italian), Ludovico [masculine] (Italian), ルイ (Rui) (Japanese), 루이 (Ru'i) (Korean), 루이스 (Ru'iseu) (Korean), Ludovicus (Latin), Aloysius [New-Latin, masculine] (Latin), Ludvigs [masculine] (Latvian), Liudvikas (Lithuanian), Ruihi (Maori), Rewi (Maori), Lois (Middle French), Ludvig (Norwegian), Loïs [masculine] (Occitan), Loís [masculine] (Occitan), Людвигъ (Ljudvigŭ) (Old Church Slavonic), لوئیس (lu'is) (Persian), Ludwik (Polish), Luís (Portuguese), Luiz (Portuguese), Ludwich (Rhine Franconian), Luìgg [masculine] (Romagnol), Luvìgg [masculine] (Romagnol), Ludovic (Romanian), Луи́ (Luí) [masculine] (Russian), Людо́вик (Ljudóvik) [historical, masculine] (Russian), Luisi [masculine] (Sardinian), Luthais [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Luici [masculine] (Sicilian), Luisi [masculine, obsolete] (Sicilian), Luiggi (italianization) (Sicilian), Luduvicu (Sicilian), Ľudovít [masculine] (Slovak), Luis [masculine] (Spanish), Ludvig (Swedish), Луї́ (Lují) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Людо́вик (Ljudóvyk) [historical, masculine] (Ukrainian), Лу́їс (Lújis) (note: for the English variation) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Luy (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'male given name': 49 51

Noun

IPA: /ˈluː.i/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlu.ɪs/ [General-American], /ˈlu.əs/ [General-American], /ˈlʉː.i/ [General-Australian], /ˈlʉ.əs/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Louis.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Louises [plural]
Rhymes: -uːi, -uːɪs Etymology: From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Lewis and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis. Remotely related to Slav and related terms through the Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) root. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱlew-|*weyk-|id2=contain}}, {{bor|en|fr|Louis}} French Louis, {{der|en|frm|Loïs}} Middle French Loïs, {{m|frm|Loïc}} Loïc, {{der|en|fro|Looïs}} Old French Looïs, {{m|fro|Luis}} Luis, {{m|fro|Lodhuvigs}} Lodhuvigs, {{m|fro|Lodevis}} Lodevis, {{m|fro|Lodhwig}} Lodhwig, {{der|en|la|Ludovicus}} Latin Ludovicus, {{m|la|Clodovicus}} Clodovicus, {{der|en|frk|*Hlūdawīg}} Frankish *Hlūdawīg, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hlūdaz|t=loud; famous}} Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”), {{m|gem-pro|*wīgą|t=battle}} *wīgą (“battle”), {{doublet|en|Lewis}} Doublet of Lewis, {{m|en|Aloysius}} Aloysius, {{m|en|Luis}} Luis, {{m|en|Ludwig}} Ludwig, {{m|en|Luigi}} Luigi, {{m|en|Clovis}} Clovis, {{m|en|Slav}} Slav, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hlūdaz|t=loud; famous}} Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Louis (plural Louises)
  1. (historical numismatics) Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings. Tags: alt-of, historical Alternative form of: louis (extra: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings) Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, History of France
    Sense id: en-Louis-en-noun-EhhsMVB2 Disambiguation of Coins: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 35 39 26 Disambiguation of History of France: 0 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes: 42 46 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "word": "Bay St. Louis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "word": "Louisburg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "word": "Saint Louis"
    }
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: লুইস (luiś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: লুইস (luiś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "haw",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Hawaiian: Lui",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hawaiian: Lui"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "mi",
            "2": "Ruihi",
            "3": "Rewi",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Maori: Ruihi, Rewi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Maori: Ruihi, Rewi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "لوئیس",
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            "tr": "lu'is"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: لوئیس (lu'is)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: لوئیس (lu'is)"
    }
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        "2": "Lodhuvigs"
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      "expansion": "Lodhuvigs",
      "name": "m"
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "*wīgą",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "Ludwig"
      },
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    },
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        "1": "en",
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      },
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      },
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        "(uncommon) A female given name"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "37 63",
          "sense": "feminine forms",
          "word": "Louise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "37 63",
          "sense": "feminine forms",
          "word": "Louisa"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈluː.i/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Louie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "looey"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.ɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lewis"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lewes"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlʉː.i/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlʉ.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːɪs"
    },
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luigj"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Ludovikos",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Լուդովիկոս"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
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        "Southern-England"
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}
{
  "categories": [
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from French",
    "English terms derived from Frankish",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyk- (contain)",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱlew-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with historical senses",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English unisex given names",
    "Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes",
    "Requests for review of Bulgarian translations",
    "Requests for review of Galician translations",
    "Requests for review of Occitan translations",
    "Requests for review of Romanian translations",
    "Requests for review of Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Requests for review of Slovene translations",
    "Rhymes:English/uːi",
    "Rhymes:English/uːi/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/uːɪs",
    "Rhymes:English/uːɪs/2 syllables",
    "en:Coins",
    "en:Historical currencies",
    "en:History of France"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Bay St. Louis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Louisburg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Saint Louis"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "লুইস",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: লুইস (luiś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: লুইস (luiś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "haw",
            "2": "Lui",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hawaiian: Lui",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hawaiian: Lui"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mi",
            "2": "Ruihi",
            "3": "Rewi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Maori: Ruihi, Rewi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Maori: Ruihi, Rewi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "لوئیس",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "lu'is"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: لوئیس (lu'is)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: لوئیس (lu'is)"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱlew-",
        "4": "*weyk-",
        "id2": "contain"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "Louis"
      },
      "expansion": "French Louis",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "Loïs"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "Loïc"
      },
      "expansion": "Loïc",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "Looïs"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French Looïs",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Luis"
      },
      "expansion": "Luis",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Lodhuvigs"
      },
      "expansion": "Lodhuvigs",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Lodevis"
      },
      "expansion": "Lodevis",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Lodhwig"
      },
      "expansion": "Lodhwig",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Ludovicus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Ludovicus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "Clodovicus"
      },
      "expansion": "Clodovicus",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*Hlūdawīg"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *Hlūdawīg",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hlūdaz",
        "t": "loud; famous"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*wīgą",
        "t": "battle"
      },
      "expansion": "*wīgą (“battle”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Lewis"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Lewis",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Aloysius"
      },
      "expansion": "Aloysius",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Luis"
      },
      "expansion": "Luis",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Ludwig"
      },
      "expansion": "Ludwig",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Luigi"
      },
      "expansion": "Luigi",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Clovis"
      },
      "expansion": "Clovis",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Slav"
      },
      "expansion": "Slav",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hlūdaz",
        "t": "loud; famous"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”).\nDoublet of Lewis and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.\nRemotely related to Slav and related terms through the Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) root.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Louises",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "Louis (plural Louises)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
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      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "Louie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "Lou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "feminine forms",
      "word": "Louise"
    },
    {
      "sense": "feminine forms",
      "word": "Louisa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from French."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English female given names",
        "English given names",
        "English terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) A female given name"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluː.i/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Louie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "looey"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.ɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lewis"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lewes"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlʉː.i/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlʉ.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːɪs"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luigj"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Ludovikos",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Լուդովիկոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Lyudovikos",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Լյուդովիկոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Lui",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Լուի"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Koldobika"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Koldo"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "luiś",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "লুইস"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "lui",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "লুই"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lluís"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Lùyìsī",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "路易斯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ludvík"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ludvig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Lodewijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ludoviko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ludvík"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "word": "Ludvig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Louis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ludovic"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Lois"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lois"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "lui",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ლუი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ludwig"
    },
    {
      "code": "gsw",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "Alemannic-German"
      ],
      "word": "Lui"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Loudovíkos",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λουδοβίκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Lui"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lúi",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "לוּאִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Lajos"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Lúðvík"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lughaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ludovico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Rui",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ルイ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Ru'i",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "루이"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Ru'iseu",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "루이스"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ludovicus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "New-Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aloysius"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ludvigs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Liudvikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ruihi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Rewi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ludvig"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Loïs"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Loís"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "roman": "Ljudvigŭ",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Людвигъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lu'is",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "لوئیس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ludwik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Luís"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Luiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "gmw-rfr",
      "lang": "Rhine Franconian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ludwich"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luìgg"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luvìgg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ludovic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Luí",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Луи́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ljudóvik",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Людо́вик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luthais"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luici"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Luisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Luiggi (italianization)"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Luduvicu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ľudovít"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ludvig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Lují",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Луї́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Ljudóvyk",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Людо́вик"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "note": "for the English variation",
      "roman": "Lújis",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Лу́їс"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Luy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Louis"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from French",
    "English terms derived from Frankish",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyk- (contain)",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱlew-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with historical senses",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English unisex given names",
    "Old Church Slavonic terms with redundant script codes",
    "Requests for review of Bulgarian translations",
    "Requests for review of Galician translations",
    "Requests for review of Occitan translations",
    "Requests for review of Romanian translations",
    "Requests for review of Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Requests for review of Slovene translations",
    "Rhymes:English/uːi",
    "Rhymes:English/uːi/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/uːɪs",
    "Rhymes:English/uːɪs/2 syllables",
    "en:Coins",
    "en:Historical currencies",
    "en:History of France"
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "id2": "contain"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
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        "3": "Louis"
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      "expansion": "French Louis",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "Loïs"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French Loïs",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "Loïc"
      },
      "expansion": "Loïc",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "Looïs"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French Looïs",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Luis"
      },
      "expansion": "Luis",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Lodhuvigs"
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Lodevis"
      },
      "expansion": "Lodevis",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Lodhwig"
      },
      "expansion": "Lodhwig",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Ludovicus"
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      "expansion": "Latin Ludovicus",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "Clodovicus"
      },
      "expansion": "Clodovicus",
      "name": "m"
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        "3": "*Hlūdawīg"
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hlūdaz",
        "t": "loud; famous"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*wīgą",
        "t": "battle"
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      "expansion": "*wīgą (“battle”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Lewis"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Lewis",
      "name": "doublet"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Aloysius"
      },
      "expansion": "Aloysius",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Luis"
      },
      "expansion": "Luis",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Ludwig"
      },
      "expansion": "Ludwig",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Luigi"
      },
      "expansion": "Luigi",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Clovis"
      },
      "expansion": "Clovis",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Slav"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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        "t": "loud; famous"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”).\nDoublet of Lewis and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.\nRemotely related to Slav and related terms through the Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) root.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Louises",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Louis (plural Louises)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings",
          "word": "louis"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "numismatics",
          "numismatics"
        ],
        [
          "louis",
          "louis#English"
        ],
        [
          "gold",
          "gold"
        ],
        [
          "silver",
          "silver"
        ],
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical numismatics) Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "historical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "numismatics"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluː.i/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Louie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "looey"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.ɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lewis"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lewes"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlʉː.i/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlʉ.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːɪs"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Louis.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Louis.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Louis"
}

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