Boy · Germanic, through French
Luigi
Say it: LWEE-jee
Meaning
From French Louis, from Germanic hlud 'famous' and wig 'battle'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1910s
In the United States
- 4,084 babies given this name since 1900
- At its height in 1913, about 1 in 18,300 boys
- 37 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Louis |
|---|---|
| French | Louis |
Famous bearers
- Luigi Pirandello, playwright
- Luigi Galvani, physicist
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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