
Louis name popularity, meaning and origin
Name Popularity: 99%Louis name meaning:
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.
Categories
Saints names, Victorian namesRelated names
Louis , Aloisia, Aloysius , Eloisa , Lewis , Lou , Louie , Louisa , Ludovic , Luis , Luisa , Luiza , LulaOther boys names beginning with L
Statistics
Overall UK ranking: 50 out of 4789
1240 recorded births last year
Change in rank
- 10yrs
18 - 5yrs
- 1yr
2
- Scotland (74)
Regional popularity
Ranking for this name in various UK regions
Historical popularity of Louis
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