Louis
Louis is the French form of the German name Ludwig, which is composed of the words for "fame" (hlod) and "war" (wig). In the Middle Ages this was the hereditary given name of French nobles who claimed descent from Clovis (another version of the same name), the first king of the Franks. One such family were the Bourbons, who provided kings of France from 1589 to 1789. In English speaking countries the anglicised version Lewis is sometimes used. The name is known as Luigi in Italian.The Louis was also a gold coin issued by the kings of France. See Louis (coin) for more detail.
Louis is also the name of a Korean pop singer, see Louis (artist).
A number of famous people in history were named Louis:
- Duke Louis VI the Roman of Bavaria
- King Louis I of Bavaria
- King Louis II of Bavaria
- Prince Louis-Victor de Broglie
- Prince Louis II de Condé
- King Louis the Pious of France
- King Louis the Stammerer of France
- King Louis III of France
- King Louis IV of France
- King Louis V of France
- King Louis VI of France
- King Louis VII of France
- King Louis VIII of France
- King Louis IX of France
- King Louis X of France
- King Louis XI of France
- King Louis XII of France
- King Louis XIII of France
- King Louis XIV of France
- King Louis XV of France
- King Louis XVI of France
- King Louis XVIII of France
- King Louis the German of Germany
- King Louis the Child of Germany
- King Louis I of Hungary
- King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia
- Prince Louis II of Monaco
- King Louis of Portugal
- Prince Louis de Rohan
- Emperor Louis II of the Romans
- Emperor Louis IV of the Romans
- Duke Louis of Savoy
- King Louis of Spain
- Louis Armstrong
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