Lewis () is a masculine English-language given name. It was coined as an anglicisation of given names in other languages.
"Lewis" has been used to anglicise the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
name "'", the German name "", and the French name "" (the last two originally deriving from the Old Frankish name '). It may also be a borrowing from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, whose name derives from the
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
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Variant forms
* af, Louis
* ar, لويس
* sq, Luigj, Ludovik
* Ancient Germanic: ''Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Ludovicus, Clovis, Hludowig''
* hy, Լուդովիկ (''Loudovik'')
* eu, Aloxi, Koldobika, Luki, Koldo
* br, Loeiz, Loïc
* bn, লুইস, লুডউইগ, translit=
Luis
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...
Alois
Alois (Latinized ''Aloysius'') is an Old Occitan form of the name Louis. Modern variants include ''Aloïs'' (French), ''Aloys'' (German), ''Alois'' (Czech), '' Alojz'' ( Slovak, Slovenian), ''Alojzy'' ( Polish), ''Aloísio'' (Portuguese, Spanish ...
Lode
In geology, a lode is a deposit of metalliferous ore that fills or is embedded in a fissure (or crack) in a rock formation or a vein of ore that is deposited or embedded between layers of rock.
The current meaning (ore vein) dates from the 1 ...
Lowie Lowie is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
*Jules Lowie (1913–1960), Belgian racing cyclist
*Robert Lowie (1883–1957), Austrian-born American anthropologist
*Wander Lowie
Wander Marius Lowie (born 14 Oc ...
Ludovic
Ludovic is a given name and has also been a surname.
People with the given name A
* Ludovic Albós Cavaliere (born 1979), Andorran ski mountaineer
* Ludovic Ambruș (born 1946), Romanian wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
* Lud ...
Alois
Alois (Latinized ''Aloysius'') is an Old Occitan form of the name Louis. Modern variants include ''Aloïs'' (French), ''Aloys'' (German), ''Alois'' (Czech), '' Alojz'' ( Slovak, Slovenian), ''Alojzy'' ( Polish), ''Aloísio'' (Portuguese, Spanish ...
,
Aloysius
Aloysius ( ) is a given name.
Etymology
It is a Latinisation of the names Alois, Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and other cognates (traditionally in Medieval Latin as ''Ludovicus'' or ''Chlodovechus''), ultimately from Frankish ''* ...
,
Lutz
Lutz is a surname and given name, occasionally a short form of Ludwig. People with the name include:
Surname
*Adolfo Lutz (1855–1940), Brazilian physician
*Aleda E. Lutz (1915–1944), American Army flight nurse
* Alois Lutz, Austrian figure ...
* gr, Λουδοβίκος (')
* haw, Lui
*
Hindi
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Luigi
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Ludovico
Ludovico () is an Italian masculine given name. It is sometimes spelled Lodovico. The feminine equivalent is Ludovica.
Persons with the name Ludovico Given name
* Ludovico D'Aragona (1876–1961), Italian socialist politician
* Ludovico Ariosto ...
, Alvise, Gigi, Gigio, Gigino, Ginetto, Gino, Luigino, Vico
*
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
: ' (''Rui'')
*
Korean
Korean may refer to:
People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
Aloysius
Aloysius ( ) is a given name.
Etymology
It is a Latinisation of the names Alois, Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and other cognates (traditionally in Medieval Latin as ''Ludovicus'' or ''Chlodovechus''), ultimately from Frankish ''* ...
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
Ludovic
Ludovic is a given name and has also been a surname.
People with the given name A
* Ludovic Albós Cavaliere (born 1979), Andorran ski mountaineer
* Ludovic Ambruș (born 1946), Romanian wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
* Lud ...
* russian: Людовик (')
*
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
Luis
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...
, ''
Ludovico
Ludovico () is an Italian masculine given name. It is sometimes spelled Lodovico. The feminine equivalent is Ludovica.
Persons with the name Ludovico Given name
* Ludovico D'Aragona (1876–1961), Italian socialist politician
* Ludovico Ariosto ...
Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt
Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt (21 September 1538 – 16 June 1601) was an English peer and politician.
He was the son of John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt and Ela (née FitzLewis) Mordaunt. He became the third Baron Mordaunt in 1571 on the ...
* Lewis V. Bogy (1813–1877), American politician and senator from Missouri
* Lewis Burwell, several men by the name from the Burwell family of Virginia
* Lewis Cass, American politician and senator from Michigan
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Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
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Early life
He was the fifth ...
, American politician and lieutenant governor of New York
* Lewis Preston Collins II (1896–1952), lieutenant governor of Virginia
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Lewis Weston Dillwyn
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Biography
He was born in Walthamstow, Essex, the eldest son of William Dillwyn (1743–1824) and ...
, British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament (MP)
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Lewis E. Eliason
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Lewis Jones (politician)
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A former schoolmaster, Jones took up political work in 1910. He served with the Ministry of Munitions during World War I, and became secr ...
(1884–1968), British politician, MP for Swansea West, 1931–1945
* G. Lewis Jones (1907–1971), Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1959–1961
* Lewis Charles Levin (1808-1860), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
* Lewis F. Linn, American politician and senator from Missouri
* Lewis Morris, signer of the American Declaration of Independence
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Lewis Morris (governor)
Lewis Morris (October 15, 1671May 21, 1746), chief justice of New York and British governor of New Jersey, was the first lord of the manor of Morrisania in New York City (in what is now the Bronx).
Biography
Born on the estate of his pare ...
, American colonial leader in New York and New Jersey
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Lewis Morris (speaker)
Lewis Morris Jr. (September 23, 1698 – July 3, 1762) was a colonial American judge, politician and vast landowner who was the 2nd Lord of the Manor of Morrisania.
Early life
Morris was born on September 23, 1698, at Morrisania, his family's man ...
, American judge, politician and landowner
* Lewis R. Morris, U.S. Representative from Vermont
* Sir
Lewis Morris (1833–1907)
Sir Lewis Morris (23 January 1833 – 12 November 1907) was a Welsh academic and politician. He was also a popular poet of the Anglo-Welsh school.
Background
Born in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire in south-west Wales to Lewis Edward William Morri ...
* Lewis Grandison Alexander (1898-1945), American poet, actor, and playwright with ties to the Harlem Renaissance
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Lewis Black
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He hosted the Comedy Central series '' Lewi ...
(born 1948), American comedian and actor
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Lewis Brindley
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, British comedian and YouTuber
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Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Marc Capaldi ( ; born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards. In March 2019, his single " Someone You Loved" topped the UK Singles Chart wher ...
(born 1996), Scottish singer-songwriter
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Lewis Carroll
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(1832–1898), pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of ''Alice in Wonderland''
* Lewis Casson (1875–1969), English actor and theatre director
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Lewis Collins
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(1946–2013), English film and theatre actor
* Lewis D. Collins (1899–1954), American film director
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Lewis Hartsough
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Biography
Lewis Hartsough was born in Ithaca, New York on August 31, 1828. In 1853, one year after graduation from Cazenovia Seminary, he ...
(1828–1919), American Methodist evangelist and gospel songwriter/composer
* Lewis Hobba (born 1985), Australian radio presenter, television presenter and comedian
* Lewis Jones (1897–1939), Welsh writer and political activist
* Lewis Lovhaug, comic reviewer also known as Linkara
* Lewis Morris (1701–1765), Welsh hydrographer, antiquary, poet and lexicographer
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Lewis Nash
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(born 1958), American jazz drummer
* Lewis H. Nash (1852–1923), an American engineer and inventor of the liquid-ring-vacuum pump
* Lewis "Lou" Reed (1942–2013), American rock musician and member of the Velvet Underground
* Lewis E. Reed (born 1962), American politician
* Lewis Shiner (born 1950), American author
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Lewis Waller
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After early stage experience with J. L. Toole's a ...
(1860–1915), English actor and theatre manager
* Lewis Watson (born 1992), British singer-songwriter
* Lewis Strange Wingfield (1842–1891), Irish traveller, actor, writer, and painter
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Lewys Glyn Cothi
Lewys Glyn Cothi (c. 1420 – 1490), also known as Llywelyn y Glyn, was a prominent 15th century Welsh poet who composed numerous poems in the Welsh language. He is one of the most important representatives of the ''Beirdd yr Uchelwyr'' ("Poets of ...
/ Lewis Glyn Cothi (c. 1420–1490), 15th century Welsh poet
Lewis Hamilton
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Lewis Holtby
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Holtby began his professional career with Alemannia Aachen before signing for FC Schalke 04 ...
Lewis Moody
Lewis Walton Moody MBE (born 12 June 1978 in Ascot) is an English retired rugby union player. He played for Leicester Tigers and Bath Rugby and was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side.
Moody is known for the enthusiasm with which he pla ...
, English Rugby Union player
* Lewis Pugh, British-South African extreme swimmer, international environmental activist
* Lewis Smith (footballer), Scottish footballer
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Lewis Williamson
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Career
Karting
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Lewis Hine
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Early life
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Lewis Wade Jones Lewis Wade Jones (March 13, 1910September 1979) was a sociologist and teacher.
He was born in Cuero, Texas, the son of Wade E. and Lucynthia McDade Jones. A member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, he received his AB degree from Fisk Universit ...
(1910–1979), sociologist and educator
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Lewis Webster Jones
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Biography
He was born ...
(1899–1975), American economist
* Lewis A. Swift, American astronomer
Business
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Lewis Ginter
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, American businessman and philanthropist
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Lewis Harris (philanthropist)
Sir Lewis Edward Harris (25 March 1900 – 6 March 1983) was a New Zealand farmer, stock dealer and philanthropist. He was born in Woodville, New Zealand, on 25 March 1900.
In the 1960 Queen's Birthday Honours, Harris was appointed an Offi ...
(1900–1983), New Zealand farmer, stock dealer and philanthropist
* Lewis Gouverneur Morris, banker and social figure in New York and Newport society
Military
* Lewis Addison Armistead, American general in the American Civil War
* Lewis H. Brereton, military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force
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Lewis Collins (RAF officer)
Captain Lewis Isaac Collins (born 7 November 1894 – 1 June 1971) was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Biography
Collins was born in Dundee, Scotland, the son of Isaac John and Helen Isles (née McFee) ...
Lewis Nicola
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, American military officer notable for authoring the Newburgh letter
* Lewis Sayre Van Duzer, US Navy officer
Lewis de Claremont Lewis de Claremont, also spelled Louis de Clermont, was the pseudonym of an American author on occultism who flourished during the 1930s.
Books attributed to de Claremont include ''7 Steps to Power'', ''7 Keys to Success'', ''The Ancient's Book of ...
, pseudonym of an American author on occultism who flourished during the 1930s
*
Lewis Jones (Patagonia)
Lewis Jones (30 January 1837 - 24 November 1904) was one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. The city of Trelew was named after him.
Early life
Jones was born in Caernarfon and worked as a printer in Holyhead, where he was ...
(1836–1904), one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia who gave his name to the town of Trelew
* Lewis G. Morris, maritime advocate, sheep and cattle breeder
* Lewis Yancey, American aviator
* Lewis (''The Simpsons''), a fictional character in ''The Simpsons''
* Lewis Bodine, a character in the 1997 film ''
Titanic
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* Lewis Romero, a character in the 2006 film ''
Final Destination 3
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* Lewis Skolnik, a character in the ''
Revenge of the Nerds
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'' movie series
*Lewis "Cornelius" Robinson, a character in the 2007 film ''
Meet the Robinsons
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''
* Lewis Zimmerman, ''Star Trek'' character
*Lewis (''Holes''), A fictional character in ''Holes'' by
Louis Sachar
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''Holes'' won the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature< ...
See also
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Aloysius
Aloysius ( ) is a given name.
Etymology
It is a Latinisation of the names Alois, Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and other cognates (traditionally in Medieval Latin as ''Ludovicus'' or ''Chlodovechus''), ultimately from Frankish ''* ...
*
Clovis (given name)
Clovis is the modern conventional French (and thence English) form of the Old Frankish name (in runic alphabet) or *"Hlōdowik" or "Hlōdowig" (in Latin alphabet), equivalent to the modern forms Louis (French), Lodewijk (Dutch), Lewis (English ...
Louis (given name)
Louis is the French form of the Old Frankish given name Chlodowig and one of two English forms, the other being Lewis ().
Etymology
The name Louis (through the intermediate form Clovis) derives from the Frankish name ᚺᛚᛟᛞᛟᚹᛁ� ...
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Lugh
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Louise (given name)
Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century. It has ranked among the top 100 names given to girls ...
Luigi (name)
Luigi is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of the German name Ludwig, through the Latinization Ludovicus, corresponding to the French form Louis and its anglicized variant Lewis.
Other forms of the same name in Italian a ...
*
Luis
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...