Luis
[lwiz]Meaning
spanish form of Louis
Background Story
Luis is the Spanish form of Louis, from the Germanic Hludowig or Chlodovech, introduced to the Iberian Peninsula during its occupation by the Visigoths. Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: LuÃs in Portuguese and Galician, LluÃs in Catalan and LoÃs in Aragonese, while LuÃz is archaic in Portugal but common in Brazil. Behind the Name also lists the name as used in Basque, Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Flemish, Frankish and French.
Variations
LuÃs, Louis, Loyis
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