"Luiz" meaning in Portuguese

See Luiz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /luˈis/ [Brazil], [lʊˈis] [Brazil], /ˈlwis/ [Brazil], /luˈis/ [Brazil], [lʊˈis] [Brazil], /ˈlwis/ [Brazil], /luˈiʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [lʊˈiʃ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈlwiʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈlwiʃ/ [Portugal] Forms: Luís [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Luiz m, {{pt-proper noun|m}} Luiz m
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or Lewis; variant form Luís Tags: masculine
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Luís",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Luiz m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Luiz m",
      "name": "pt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or Lewis; variant form Luís"
      ],
      "id": "en-Luiz-pt-name-mLS1wzI3",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Louis",
          "Louis#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lewis",
          "Lewis#English"
        ],
        [
          "Luís",
          "Luís#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/luˈis/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊˈis]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlwis/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/luˈis/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊˈis]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlwis/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/luˈiʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊˈiʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlwiʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlwiʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Luiz"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Luís",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Luiz m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Luiz m",
      "name": "pt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese 1-syllable words",
        "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese given names",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese male given names",
        "Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Portuguese proper nouns",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or Lewis; variant form Luís"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Louis",
          "Louis#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lewis",
          "Lewis#English"
        ],
        [
          "Luís",
          "Luís#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/luˈis/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊˈis]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlwis/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/luˈis/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊˈis]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlwis/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/luˈiʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊˈiʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlwiʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlwiʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Luiz"
}

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