Ludwig is a
German name, deriving from
Old High GermanHludwīg, also spelled Hluotwīg.[2] Etymologically, the name can be traced back to the reconstructed
Proto-Germanic name *hlūdawiganaz, which is composed of two elements: *hlūdaz ("loud, famous") and *wiganą ("to battle, to fight") respectively, the resulting name meaning "famous warrior" or "famous in battle".[3]
Notable people with the name include:
People
Note: Individuals may appear in more than one subsection.
^Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman,
ISBN9781405881180
^Paraschkewow, Boris (2004). Wörter und Namen gleicher Herkunft und Struktur: Lexikon etymologischer Dubletten im Deutschen (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 57. ISBN 978-3-11-017470-0.
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Ludwig is a
German name, deriving from
Old High GermanHludwīg, also spelled Hluotwīg.[2] Etymologically, the name can be traced back to the reconstructed
Proto-Germanic name *hlūdawiganaz, which is composed of two elements: *hlūdaz ("loud, famous") and *wiganą ("to battle, to fight") respectively, the resulting name meaning "famous warrior" or "famous in battle".[3]
Notable people with the name include:
People
Note: Individuals may appear in more than one subsection.
^Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman,
ISBN9781405881180
^Paraschkewow, Boris (2004). Wörter und Namen gleicher Herkunft und Struktur: Lexikon etymologischer Dubletten im Deutschen (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 57. ISBN 978-3-11-017470-0.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.