Lewis: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Lewis
Origin of the name Louis:
Derived from the Old French Loeis, which is from the Old High German Hluodowig (famous in war), a compound name composed from the elements hluod (famous) and wīg (war, strife). Var: Lewis, Luis.
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Lewis, Lew, louie, lewie
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An extremely common French name, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, from hlud 'fame' + wig 'warrior'
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Lou (Lewis) Reed, American rock musician (Velvet Underground)
Meriwether Lewis, American explorer
C. S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia
Lewis Hamilton, British Formula One racing champion
Lewis Hines, American photographer
Lewis Carroll - pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass- Lewis in song, story & screen: | Edit
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Current Popularity of Lewis by State
Global Popularity of the Name Lewis
- #2 in Scotland
- #16 in England
- #17 in Wales
- #19 in Northern Ireland
- #640 in United States
