Luis

Spanish: [ˈlwis]
Portuguese: [luˈiʃ, lwiʃ, luˈis, lwis]GenderMaleLanguage(s)Spanish, Portuguese (Luís), GalicianOther genderFeminineLuisaOriginMeaningFamous warriorOther namesVariant form(s)Luís, LuizPet form(s)Luisito, LuisinhoRelated namesAlois, Clovis, Lewis, Louis, Ludovic, Ludovico, Ludvík, Ludwig, Luigi, Lajos

Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name Hludowig or Chlodovech. Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: Luís (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, Lluís in Aragonese and Catalan, while Luiz is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil.

Origins

The Germanic name Chlodowig (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" (hlūd) and "warrior" (wīġ) and hence may be translated to famous warrior or "famous in battle".[1] According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was (h)lod-, meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.[2]

Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. Luis and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a derivation of the Latinized form Clovis, known from the kings of the Franks. The sanctified French king Louis IX (Saint Louis) contributed much to the popularity of the name.

Given name

Royalty of Portugal

Sports

  • Luis Alberto González, Colombian cyclist (1965)
  • Luis Alberto Pérez, Nicaraguan boxer (1978)
  • Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, Cuban runner (1969)
  • Luis Amaranto Perea, Colombian football player (1979)
  • Luis Antonio Jiménez, Chilean footballer (1984)
  • Luis Aragonés, Spanish football player and manager (1938-2014)
  • Luis Arráez, Venezuelan baseball player (1997)
  • Luis Alberto Ayala, Chilean tennis player (1932)
  • Luis Ignacio Ayala, Mexican baseball pitcher (1978)
  • Luis Barrera, Dominican baseball player (1995)
  • Luis Barrios, Peruvian basketball player (1990)
  • Luis Caballero, Paraguayan footballer (1962-2005)
  • Luis Campusano, American baseball player (1998)
  • Lluís Carreras, Spanish footballer (1972)
  • Luis Antonio Castillo, Dominican baseball player (1975)
  • Luis Alberto Castillo, Dominican-American football player (1983)
  • Luis Felipe Castillo, Dominican baseball player (1995)
  • Luis Miguel Castillo, Dominican baseball player (1992)
  • Luis Cessa, Mexican baseball player (1992)
  • Luis Cristaldo, Bolivian footballer
  • Luis Daniel Cupla, Urguayan footballer
  • Luis Díaz, Venezuelan volleyball player
  • Luís Dutra Jr., Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
  • Luis Enrique, Spanish football player and manager
  • Luis Ernesto José, Dominican boxer
  • Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican football goalkeeper
  • Luís Fabiano, Brazilian football player
  • Luis Fernando Suárez, Colombian football player and manager
  • Luís Figo, Portuguese football player
  • Luis Frías, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis Amado García, Dominican baseball player (1987)
  • Luis Heibardo García, Venezuelan baseball player (1996)
  • Luis Victoriano García, Dominican-American baseball player (2000)
  • Luis García Sanz, Spanish football player
  • Luis Galván, Argentine football player
  • Luis Ángel Gil, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis Miguel Gil, American soccer player
  • Luis Emilio Gonzalez, Cuban-American baseball player
  • Luis Fernando González, Mexican baseball player
  • Luis Guillorme, Venezuelan baseball player
  • Luis Hasa, Italian football player
  • Luis Liberato, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Cuban boxer
  • Luis Marín, Costa Rican football player
  • Luís Martins, Portuguese football player
  • Luis Matos (born 2002), Venezuelan baseball outfielder
  • Luis Ángel Medina, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis Main Medina, American baseball player
  • Luis Monti, Italian and Argentine football player and manager
  • Luís Novo, Portuguese long-distance runner
  • Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican baseball player
  • Luis Onmura, Brazilian judoka
  • Luis Alberto Ortiz, Dominican baseball player and coach
  • Luis Francisco Ortiz, American baseball player
  • Luis Leandro Ortiz, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis Ortiz Flores, Puerto Rican boxer
  • Luis Palau, Argentine-American televangelist
  • Luis Palomino, Peruvian mixed martial arts fighter
  • Luis Patiño, Colombian baseball player
  • Luis Patiño (tennis), Mexican tennis player
  • Luis David Perdomo, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis M. Perdomo, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis Perez, American football player
  • Luis Pizarro, Puerto Rican boxer
  • Luis Rengifo, Venezuelan baseball player
  • Luis Rivera (infielder), Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
  • Luis Robert, Cuban baseball player
  • Luis Orlando Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player
  • Luis Rodríguez, Puerto Rican volleyball player Luis Rodríguez
  • Luis Rojas (baseball), Dominican baseball player and coach
  • Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player
  • Luis Salom (1991–2016), Spanish Grand prix motorcycle racer
  • Luis Santos (baseball), Dominican baseball pitcher
  • Luís Santos (water polo), Brazilian water polo goalkeeper
  • Luis Severino, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis Sinclair, Panamanian basketball player
  • Luis Soares, Portuguese-French long-distance runner
  • Luis Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua
  • Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer (1987)
  • Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish football player and manager
  • Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
  • Luis Tiant, Cuban-American baseball player
  • Luis Torrens, Venezuelan baseball player
  • Luis Urías, Mexican baseball player
  • Luis Urueta, Colombian baseball coach
  • Luis Vasquez, American football player
  • Luis Villar, Argentine basketball player
  • Luis Villarroel, Venezuelan diver
  • Luis Vizcaíno, Dominican baseball player

Arts and entertainment

Politicians

Writer

Other

Middle name

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Luis
  • All pages with titles beginning with Lluis
  • All pages with titles beginning with Lluís
  • All pages with titles beginning with Louis
  • All pages with titles beginning with Louie
  • All pages with titles beginning with Lu
  • All pages with titles beginning with Lui
  • All pages with titles beginning with Lo
  • Lewis (given name)
  • Louis (given name)
  • Lucho
  • Luiz (given name)

References

  1. ^ "Ludwig at www.behindthename.com".
  2. ^ J. van der Schaar, Woordenboek van voornamen (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also the Lodewijs in the Dutch given names database.
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