"Louis" meaning in French

See Louis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /lwi/, /lu.i/
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodevis, Lodhwig, from Latin Ludovicus < Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Ludovic, a borrowing, as well as Clovis. Romance cognates include Italian Luigi, Spanish Luis (taken from Old French). Compare also the Germanic cognates, Dutch Lodewijk, German Ludwig. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|Loïs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French Loïs, {{inh+|fr|frm|Loïs}} Inherited from Middle French Loïs, {{m|frm|Loïc}} Loïc, {{inh|fr|fro|Looïs}} Old French Looïs, {{m|fro|Luis}} Luis, {{m|fro|Lodevis}} Lodevis, {{m|fro|Lodhwig}} Lodhwig, {{inh|fr|la|Ludovicus}} Latin Ludovicus, {{m|la|Clodovicus}} Clodovicus, {{der|fr|frk|*Hlūdawīg}} Frankish *Hlūdawīg, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*hlūdaz||loud, famous}} Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”), {{m|gem-pro|*wīgą||battle}} *wīgą (“battle”), {{doublet|fr|Ludovic}} Doublet of Ludovic, {{m|fr|Clovis}} Clovis, {{cog|it|Luigi}} Italian Luigi, {{cog|es|Luis}} Spanish Luis, {{cog|nl|Lodewijk}} Dutch Lodewijk, {{cog|de|Ludwig}} German Ludwig Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Louis m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): French given names, French male given names Related terms: Jean-Louis, Loïc, louis, louis d’or, Louise, louis-quatorzien, Ludovic
    Sense id: en-Louis-fr-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Louis-fr-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): French surnames

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        }
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          "word": "louis"
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          "word": "louis d’or"
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    "French masculine nouns",
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    "French terms derived from Frankish",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links"
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            "1": "hy",
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          "expansion": "→ Armenian: Լուի (Lui)",
          "name": "desc"
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "路易",
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            "tr": "Lùyì"
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          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 路易 (Lùyì)",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Chinese: 路易 (Lùyì)"
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ლუი",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ლუი (lui)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ლუი (lui)"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "לוּאִי",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ルイ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Rui"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ルイ (Rui)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: ルイ (Rui)"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "Луи́",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Луї",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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        "1": "it",
        "2": "Luigi"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian Luigi",
      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "Lodewijk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch Lodewijk",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Ludwig"
      },
      "expansion": "German Ludwig",
      "name": "cog"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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      "word": "Loïc"
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      "word": "louis"
    },
    {
      "word": "louis d’or"
    },
    {
      "word": "Louise"
    },
    {
      "word": "louis-quatorzien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ludovic"
    }
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  ],
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    {
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    }
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  "word": "Louis"
}

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