A Dictionary of Names. Origin and Meaning of Names!
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Origin and Meaning of Louis

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Louis

Old German

Usage of Louis

French, English

Meaning of Louis

The name Louis is a French form of Ludwig.

Famous bearers

Bearers include Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), a French chemist and microbiologist; Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), a Scottish novelist and poet; Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (1878 - 1941), a racing driver and the founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company; Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971), an American jazz musician; Louis Jordan (1908 - 1975), a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter.

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