Louis
- Pronunciation
- [Lou-is]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Fame and war
- Origin
- Germanic
Warrior.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloysius | Fame and war | Male | Germanic |
| Lew | Fame and war | Male | Germanic |
| Lewis | Fame and war | Male | Germanic |
| Lou | Fame and war | Male | Germanic |
| Louie | English diminutive of Louis, from Germanic elements meaning 'famous' and 'war' | Male | English from French and Germanic |
| Ludwig | Fame and war | Male | Germanic |
| Luigi | Fame + war | Male | Germanic |
| Luis | Fame and war | Male | Germanic |
Famous People Named Louis
- Augustin-Louis Cauchy was a renowned French mathematician. He proved the theorems of infinitesimal calculus in a rigorous manner.
- Jacques-Louis David was an eminent French painter belonging to the Neo-classical school.
- Joe Louis was a famous American boxing champion.
- Louis Anquetin was a contemporary of Vincent von Gough and a celebrated painter in his own right.
- Louis Armstrong was a renowned Jazz singer and trumpeter.
- Louis Bonaparte was the brother of Napoleon I and the king of Holland.
- Louis Brandeis was an American lawyer and Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court.
- Louis C.K. is an American comedian and an eminent filmmaker and television star.
- Louis Chevrolet was a Swiss-American car racer who designed the first Chevrolet automobile and also founded the ‘Frontenac Motor Corporation’.
- Louis Farrakhan is an active leader of the African-American religious movement, Nation of Islam.
- Louis Kahn was one of the most reputed architects of the 20th century.
- Louis Leakey was a Kenyan-British anthropologist who findings greatly altered conceptions about the origins and course of the evolution of human life.
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk was a renowned American composer.
- Louis Sullivan was a pioneering architect who is known as the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism".
- Louis The Pious was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor of Holy Roman Empire with his father, Charlemagne, from 813.
- Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager, who grew to fame as a judge on UK’s popular show ‘X Factor’.
- Louis-Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts.
- Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, widely appreciated for her timeless classic novel ‘Little Women’.
- Louise Brooks was an American actress and dancer who popularized the bobbed haircut.
- Louise Minchin is a famous British journalist and news reporter.