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Lewis () is a masculine
English-language given name . It was coined as an
anglicisation of given names in other languages.
"Lewis" has been used to anglicise the
Irish name "
Lugaid ", the German name "
Ludwig ", and the French name "
Louis " (the last two originally deriving from the
Old Frankish name
Chlodowig ). It may also be a borrowing from the
Isle of Lewis in the
Outer Hebrides , whose name derives from the
Scottish Gaelic Leòdhas .
Variant forms
Afrikaans : Louis
Arabic : لويس
Albanian : Luigj, Ludovik
Ancient Germanic: Chlodovech, Clodovicus,
Ludovicus ,
Clovis , Hludowig
Armenian : Լուդովիկ (Loudovik )
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Basque : Aloxi, Koldobika, Luki,
Koldo
Breton : Loeiz,
Loïc
Bengali : লুইস, লুডউইগ ,
romanized :
Luis /Luish, Luduig
Bulgarian : Людовик (Lyudovik )
Catalan :
Lluís
Chinese (
traditional and
simplified ): 路易 (Lùyì )
Croatian :
Alojzije ,
Ljudevit , Ludovik, Luj,
Alojz
Czech :
Ludvík ,
Alois ,
Luděk
Danish :
Ludvig , Lodvig
Macedonian : Лудвиг (
Ludvig ), Луј (Luj ), Људевит (
Ljudevit )
Dutch :
Lodewijk ,
Lode , Lodevicus,
Loe , Louis,
Lowie , Lowieke,
Ludo ,
Ludovicus
English: Louis,
Louie ,
Lou , Lewis,
Lewes ,
Lewie ,
Lew ,
Lewy , Luey, Ludovic, Lodvig, Lodovig
Esperanto : Ludoviko, Luĉjo
French : Louis,
Ludovic ,
Clovis
Galician :
Lois ,
Luís
Georgian : ხლოდვიგი (Khlodvigi ), ლუდვიგი (Ludvigi ), ლუდოვიკო (Ludoviko ), ლუი (Lui )
German :
Ludwig ,
Alois ,
Aloysius ,
Lutz
Greek : Λουδοβίκος (Loudovíkos )
Hawaiian : Lui
Hindi : लुइस (Lu'is )
Hungarian :
Lajos , Alajos
Irish : Alaois, Alabhaois, Laoiseach, Lughaidh
Indonesian : Aloysius, Louis, Ludowikus
Icelandic : Loðvík
Italian : Aloigi, Aloisi, Aloisio,
Luigi ,
Lodovico ,
Ludovico , Alvise, Gigi, Gigio, Gigino, Ginetto, Gino, Luigino, Vico
Japanese : ルイ (Rui )
Korean : 루이 (Lui ), 루이스 (Luiseu )
Latin :
Ludovicus ,
Aloysius
Latvian : Ludviķis, Ludis, Ludvigs, Luijs, Luiss, Luī, Aloizs, Aloiss
Lithuanian :
Liudvikas , Aloyzas, Liudas
Medieval Occitan: Aloys, Aloysius
Norwegian :
Ludvig , Lodve
Occitan : Loís
Persian : لوئیز/لوئیس
Polish :
Ludwik , Alojzy
Portuguese :
Luís ,
Aloísio , Aluísio, Ludovico, Luisinho, Luiz
Provençal : Louïs, Louei, Louvis
Punjabi : ਲੂਯਿਸ (Lūyis )
Romanian : Aloisiu,
Ludovic
Russian : Людовик (Lyudovik )
Scottish Gaelic : Luthais
Sicilian : Luiggi, Ludovicu
Serbian : Луј (Luj ), Људевит (Ljudevit )
Slovak : Ľudovít ,
Alojz
Slovene :
Alojz ,
Lojze ,
Ljudevit , Luj , Alojzij, Ludvik
Spanish :
Luis ,
Ludovico
Swedish :
Ludvig , Love , Ludde
Tamil : லூயிஸ் (Lūyis )
Telugu : లూయిస్ (Lūyis )
Thai : หลุยส์ (H̄luys̄̒ )
Ukrainian : Людовик (Lyudovyk )
Welsh: Lewis , Lewys
List of people with the given name Lewis
Nobility
Lewis Hugh Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh , British peer
Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh , British peer
Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh , British peer
Lewis (Ludovick) Ogilvy-Grant, 5th Earl of Seafield , Scottish peer and Member of Parliament
Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly (c. 1626–1653), Scottish nobleman
Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt , British politician and peer
Lewis Robessart , British baron
Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes , British politician and peer
Lewis Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes , British politician and peer
Lewis Watson, 3rd Baron Sondes , British peer
Politics
Lewis V. Bogy (1813–1877), American politician and senator from Missouri
Lewis Burwell , several men by the name from the Burwell family of Virginia
Lewis Cass (1782-1886), American politician and senator from Michigan
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (1869-1942), American politician and lieutenant governor of New York
Lewis Preston Collins II (1896–1952), lieutenant governor of Virginia
Lewis Weston Dillwyn (1778-1855), British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament (MP)
Lewis E. Eliason (1850-1919), American politician and Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Lewis H. Evans (1832–1904), American politician from Pennsylvania
Lewis Wormser Harris (1812–1876), bill-broker, financier and the first Jew elected Lord Mayor of Dublin
Lewis Jones (politician) (1884–1968), British politician, MP for Swansea West, 1931–1945
G. Lewis Jones (1907–1971), Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1959–1961
Lewis Charles Levin (1808-1860), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Lewis F. Linn (1796-1843), American politician and senator from Missouri
Lewis Morris (1726-1798), signer of the American Declaration of Independence
Lewis Morris (governor) (1671-17460, American colonial leader in New York and New Jersey
Lewis Morris (speaker) (1698-1762), American judge, politician and landowner
Lewis R. Morris , U.S. Representative from Vermont
Sir
Lewis Morris (1833–1907) , Welsh poet, academic and politician
Lewis E. Parsons (1817-1895), American politician and governor of Alabama
Lewis B. Parsons Jr. (1818-1907), American Civil War general
Lewis E. Reed (born 1962), American politician
Lewis B. Schwellenbach (1894-1948), American politician and senator
Lewis Strauss (1896-1974), American governmental official
Arts and entertainment
Lewis Grandison Alexander (1898-1945), American poet, actor, and playwright with ties to the Harlem Renaissance
Lewis Black (born 1948), American comedian and actor
Lewis Brindley , British comedian and YouTuber
Lewis Capaldi (born 1996), Scottish singer-songwriter
Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Casson (1875–1969), English actor and theatre director
Lewis Collins (1946–2013), English film and theatre actor
Lewis D. Collins (1899–1954), American film director
Lewis Gannett , American writer
Lewis Hartsough (1828–1919), American Methodist evangelist and gospel songwriter/composer
Lewis Hobba (born 1985), Australian radio presenter, television presenter and comedian
Lewis Jones (1897–1939), Welsh writer and political activist
Lewis Lovhaug , comic reviewer also known as Linkara
Lewis Miller (Australian artist) (born 1959), Australian painter and visual artist
Lewis Morris (1701–1765) , Welsh hydrographer, antiquary, poet and lexicographer
Lewis Nash (born 1958), American jazz drummer
Lewis H. Nash (1852–1923), an American engineer and inventor of the liquid-ring-vacuum pump
Lewis "Lou" Reed (1942–2013), American rock musician and member of the Velvet Underground
Lewis E. Reed (born 1962), American politician
Lewis Shiner (born 1950), American author
Lewis Waller (1860–1915), English actor and theatre manager
Lewis Watson (born 1992), British singer-songwriter
Lewis Strange Wingfield (1842–1891), Irish traveller, actor, writer, and painter
Lewys Glyn Cothi / Lewis Glyn Cothi (c. 1420–1490), 15th century Welsh poet
Sports
Lewis Bradley (rugby) (1889–1918), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s
Lewis Brown (rugby league) , New Zealand rugby league player
Lewis Burton , British tennis player and model
Lewis Collins (footballer) , Welsh footballer
Lewis Dark , footballer
Lewis Hamilton , Formula One racing driver
Lewis Hamilton (footballer) , footballer
Lewis Harris (rugby league) , English rugby league player
Lewis Holtby , German footballer
Lewis Jones (Australian footballer) (1883–1960), Australian rules footballer
Lewis Jones (footballer, born 1994) , British footballer
Lewis Jones (rugby, born 1931) (born 1931), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Lewis Jones (rugby player born 1992) , Welsh rugby union scrum-half
Lewis Kidd (American football) (born 1997), American football player
Lewis Moody , English Rugby Union player
Lewis Pugh , British-South African extreme swimmer, international environmental activist
Lewis Smith (footballer) , Scottish footballer
Lewis Williamson , racing driver
Lewis Young , footballer
Religion
Science
Business
Military
Other
Pseudonym
Fictional characters
See also
References
^ M. Petrossian (ed.). New Dictionary Armenian-English . Librairie de Beyrouth.