Ludwig
[ˈluːd.vɪɡ]Meaning
from the Germanic Hludwig, "famous in battle", from hlut "famous, loud" and wig "war, battle"
Background Story
Ludwig comes from the Germanic name Hludwig, composed of the elements hlut, meaning "famous, loud", and wig, meaning "war, battle". The same name was borne by three Merovingian kings of the Franks, whose names are usually spelled Clovis, and by several Carolingian kings and Holy Roman emperors, whose names are often spelled in the French form Louis. It is used in Basque, Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Flemish, Frankish and French, and was borrowed into English from German.
Variations
Ludwigus, Louis
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