Louis name popularity, meaning and origin

Origin: French

Names don't come much more French than Louis. After all there have been a total of 18 French monarchs who have borne the name. Most notably Louis XVI who lost his head during the Revolution.

The name Louis, like the British counterpart - Lewis, means 'famous warrior' or 'famous in battle'.

Louis evolved from an old German name Chlodwig. After a Germanic tribe had invaded Gaul in the Dark Ages the name morphed into Clovis and eventually Louis.