Pronunciation |
Spanish: [ˈlwis] Portuguese: [ˈlwis] or [ˈlwiʃ] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Spanish, Portuguese (Luís), Galician |
Meaning | Famous warrior |
Variant form(s) | Luís, Luiz |
Related names | Louis, Lewis, Ludwig, Ludovic, Clovis, Alois |
Luis (and its variant forms) is the Spanish, Portuguese (Luís), Galician, Aragonese form of the Germanic given name Hludowig and Chlodovech (modern German Ludwig). The Germanic name is composed of the words for "fame" (hlūd) and "warrior" (wīg) which may be translated to famous warrior or "famous in battle".
Luis is rooted from Armenian Luis - Լոյս meaning light.