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Globally, Louis (Louis , لويس , ルイ , among others...) is a widespread male first name. The first name Louis is habitual in France, where it is a common boy's name, Macao, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Belgium (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in France, the United States, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Louis is the last name as well as the forename.
Louis is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Louis | France, South Africa, United States, Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
لويس | Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Sudan |
ルイ | Japan |
路易 | China |
לואי | Israel |
Луис | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
Луи | Kazakhstan, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria |
Лоуис | Russia |
Aloysius, Chlodwig, Clodoveo, Clovis, Clóvis, Elouis, Jean-Louis, Koldo, Lajos, Lew, Lewis, Lewys, Ljudevit, Lluis, Lluís, Lodewijk, Loeiz, Loic, Loizos, Loui, Louie, Louise, Louiš, Louìs, Louís, Louîs, Louïs, Louÿs, Louıs, Love, Loís, Loïc, Loïck, Loïs, Loùis, Loúis, Ludovic, Ludovico, Ludovicus, Ludvig, Ludvik, Ludvík, Ludwig, Ludwik, Lui, Luigi, Luis, Luisa, Luiz, Luã S,
Louis is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lois Lane , the fictional character in DC comics, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; Louis Tully , the fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise; Louis de Pointe du Lac , the fictional character created by Anne Rice, The Vampire Chronicles; Louis Weasley , character in Harry Potter and Louis , the Jazz loving good Alligator from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, and in many other works.