The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Anglicized version of “Louis”, the French form of “Ludovicus”, the Latinized version of the Germanic “Ludwig”, meaning “famous warrior” or “warrior prince”. Whew.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Lew, Lou, Louie, Luis, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Sir Lewis de Bourgh, late husband of the Right Honourable Lady Catherine de Bourgh in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (written in 1797, published in 1813).

AUTHORS:
– Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, English writer, poet, mathematician, logician, deacon, and photographer.

Tagged: 1790s, 1810s, 1830s, English, L

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• Louisa | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  July 28, 2014 at 9:48 pm

  […] Along with “Louise”, the feminine variation of “Lewis” / “Louis”, the French version of “Ludovicus”, which is the Latin […]

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• Top 20 Baby Names for Naughty Children | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  December 4, 2014 at 1:27 pm

  […] Boy Names: Benjamin, Cameron, Ethan, Jake, Jamie, Joseph, Joshua, Lewis, Luke, and William Best-Behaved Boy Names: Adam, Daniel, Harry, Jack, Jacob, James, Oliver, Ryan, […]

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• The Meanings of 62 Last Names | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  May 29, 2015 at 8:51 pm

  […] Evans, Fox, Garcia, Gomez, Green, Hall, Hill, Hoffman, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Kim, King, Lee, Lewis, Li, Lopez, Lynch, Martinez, Miller, Moore, Muller, Murphy, Myers, Novak, Oleson, Olsen, Parker, […]

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• A Bevy of Very British Names, Part II | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 20, 2015 at 1:30 am

  […] Jessica, Lily, Lucy, Olivia, Sophia, Sophie For boys: Alexander, Charlie, Daniel, Jack, James, Lewis, Logan, Lucas, Noah, […]

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