Luigi
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian Luigi. Doublet of Ludovico, Luis, Ludwig, and other cognates.
Proper noun
[edit]Luigi
- A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Louis.
Italian
[edit]Luigi XV di Francia
Alternative forms
[edit]- Luigio, Luiso
- Aluigi, Aligi, Aloisio, Alvise (A-starting variants)
- Clodoveo, Ludovico (borrowings from Latin)
Etymology
[edit]Adaptation of Old French Louis, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”).
Compare English Louis, Spanish Luis, German Ludwig, Sicilian Luici. Compare the same phono-morphological output also for Parigi (“Paris”), Tamigi (“Thames”), Dionigi (“Dionysius”), artigiano (“artisan”) or parmigiano (“parmesan”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luigi m
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis, Lewis
- A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Louis, notably borne by several French monarchs.
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