Luis

Meaning: Its source is Hlutwig, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Famous warrior."

Origin: "Hlutwig."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Spanish.

Popularity: The name Luis ranked 47th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 104th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 31st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: This name is sometimes Latinized as Clovis, and it was a Germanic tribal leader known by that name who ended the Roman domination of what is now France and established himself as king.

It is thus appropriate that sixteen kings of France bore the French form of this name, Louis.

Miscellaneous

Luis A. Ferré (born 1904)
Puerto Rican businessman and statesman. Governor of the island, 1969-73.
- 1991 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Luis
- Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
Luis Muñoz Marín (born 1898, died 1980)
Puerto Rican statesman. Governor of the island, 1948-64.
- 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Science and Philosophy

Luis Walter Alvarez
American physicist known for his contributions to elementary particle physics.
- 1968 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
- 1963 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Luis F. Leloir
Argentinian chemist known for his studies of sugar compounds.
- 1970 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)

Sports

Luis Aparicio
Baseball player.
- 1956 American League Rookie of the Year (see list of American League Rookies of the Year)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Luis Ocana
- 1973 Tour de France champion (see list of Tour de France Winners)
Luis Rodriguez (born 1937, died 1996)
Cuban boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Modern inductees)

Stage and Screen

Luis Bunuel (born 1900, died 1983)
Spanish actor, writer, composer, director and producer.
- Winner of the 1951 Cannes Film Festival Best Director award, for Los Olvidados (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Director Winners)
Luis
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Miguelangel Suarez (see list of Characters in the film Bananas)


Lewis
Loise
Louis
Louise
Luise
Lajos
Lewis
Loic
Louis
Luiz
Lujza
Laoise
Lacé
Lacey
Laci
Lacie
Lacy
Laici
Lashay
Lashea
Laycee
Layci
Leasa
Lecia
Leesa

Teasing Nicknames:

Lu Lu
Blooey
Louie Louie
May be use in reference to a song with the same title.
Lu Lusor
St. Luis

Meaning: Its source is Hlutwig, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Famous warrior."

Origin: "Hlutwig."

Nickname For: Luisa

Popularity: The name Luis ranked 2781st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: The Ancient Germanic name Hlutwig was Latinized into Ludovicus. The French shortened this to Clovis, and over time dropped the ''c'' and changed the ''v'' to a ''u.'' Voilá, Louis. In the opinion of the French, this was an excellent name for a king -- eighteen of them, in fact.

Somewhere in this progression, the feminine Latin form Louisa was changed by the French into Louise, and from the interplay of these names a bouquet of girls' names grew -- Eloise, Heloise, Eloisa, Luisa and others.

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