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Luis Martínez (hammer Thrower)
Luis Martínez may refer to: Arts and Entertainment *Luis A. Martínez (1869–1909), Ecuadorian writer and painter *Lilí Martínez (1915–1990), Cuban pianist and composer Politicians *Luis de Aliaga Martínez (1560–1626), Grand Inquisitor of Spain, 1619–1621 *Luis Arráez Martínez (1897–1940), Spanish politician *Luis Martínez Villicaña (1939–2011), Mexican politician, governor of Michoacán, 1986–1988 *Luis Martínez Noval (1948–2013), Spanish economist and politician *Luis Antonio Martínez Armengol (born 1952), Mexican politician *Luis Rodolfo Enríquez Martínez (born 1970), Mexican politician *Luis Estrella Martínez (born 1971), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Religious figures *Luis María Martínez (1881–1956), Catholic archbishop of Mexico *Luis Aponte Martínez (1922–2012), Puerto Rican cardinal and Archbishop of San Juan Sportspeople Association football *Luis Enrique (born 1970), Spanish footballer *Luís Martínez (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a derivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |