Lewis
[ˈluː.ɪs]Meaning
medieval English form of Louis
Background Story
Lewis is the medieval English form of Louis, from Middle English Lewis or Lowis, from Anglo-Norman and Old French Louis, from Frankish Hludawig. It is also an anglicization of Irish Lobhaois, itself from Old French Louis. The name is used in Basque, Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Flemish, Frankish, French and French (Quebec). A famous bearer was Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Variations
Louie, Lewisey
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