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Surname Etymology and Meaning of LOUIS

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(origin: Fr.) Contraction of Ludovicus or Ludwig. (See Lewis.)

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

French: from the personal name Louis, derived from a Germanic personal name (the name of the founder of the Frankish dynasty) composed of the elements hlod ‘fame’ + wig ‘war’. This is recorded in Latin chronicles as Ludovicus (see Ludwig), and Chlodovechus, which became Old French Clovis, Clouis, Louis, a name borne by many French kings.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)