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Boy · Germanic
Lodewijk
Say it: LOH-duh-wayk
Meaning
Dutch form of Louis, from Germanic hlod 'fame' and wig 'battle'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A formal name of the Low Countries, now rare.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Louis |
|---|---|
| English | Lewis |
Famous bearers
- Louis Bonaparte, styled Lodewijk Napoleon, king of Holland
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Parish baptism registers
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.