English

Proper noun

Louis

1. A male given name.
   • 1849 Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, Chapter XXXVI:

     "It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis."

     "No, Louis, no: it is an easy, liquid name, not soon forgotten."

2. A female given name

Related terms

• (variants): Lewis, Louie, Aloysius
• (feminine forms): Louise, Louisa

Translations

Noun

Louis ‎(plural Louises)

1. (historical numismatics) Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈwi/

Etymology

From French Louis.

Proper noun

Louis ?

1. A male given name, variant of Lodewijk.

Derived terms

• Louise, Louisa

French

Etymology

From Germanic (Frankish) name, a compound of hlud ‎(“fame”) + wig ‎(“warrior”). Cognate to German Ludwig, which see for more information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwi/

Proper noun

Louis m

1. A male given name.
2. A patronymic surname​.

Related terms

• Jean-Louis
• Loïc
• Ludovic
• Louise

German

Etymology

From French.

Proper noun

Louis

1. A male given name, variant of Ludwig.

Norman

Etymology

Of Frankish origin; see German Ludwig for more information.

Proper noun

Louis m

1. (continental Normandy) A male given name

Related terms

• Louisot
• Louisotin

English

Noun

louis ‎(plural louis or louises)

1. (historical numismatics) Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
2. (historical numismatics) The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
3. (historical numismatics, French slang) The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.

Synonyms

• Louis; lew (Scotland)

Hyponyms

• franc germinal, napoleon
• louis d'or
• louis d'or constitutionnel

French

Etymology

From Louis, the name of the kings of France who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwi/

Noun

louis m ‎(plural louis)

1. (historical numismatics) A louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the Kingdom, Republic, and (slang) Empire of France.
2. (historical numismatics, slang) 20 francs.

Synonyms

• (republican coin): louis d'or constitutionnel
• (imperial coin): napoléon, franc germinal

Hyponyms

• (royal coins): louis d'or

Derived terms

• louis d'or
• louis d'or constitutionnel

Norman

Pronunciation

Noun

louis m ‎(plural louis)

1. (Jersey, numismatics) pound