Alois (
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
ized ''Aloysius'') is an
Old Occitan
Old Occitan ( oc, occitan ancian, label=Occitan language, Modern Occitan, ca, occità antic), also called Old Provençal, was the earliest form of the Occitano-Romance languages, as attested in writings dating from the eighth through the fourteen ...
form of the name
Louis Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis (d ...
. Modern variants include ''Aloïs'' (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
), ''Aloys'' (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
), ''Alois'' (
Czech), ''
Alojz Alojz is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Alojz Ajdič (born 1939), Slovenian composer, author of many orchestral works
*Alojz Fandel, former Slovak football player and coach
*Alojz Geržinič (1915–2008), Slovenian composer
* ...
'' (
Slovak,
Slovenian
Slovene or Slovenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe
* Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia
* Slovenes
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...
), ''
Alojzy Alojzy is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Alojzy Ehrlich (1914–1992), also called "King of the Chiselers," Polish table tennis legend
*Alojzy Feliński (1771–1820), Polish writer
*Alojzy Gonzaga Jazon Żółkowski, Ziółko ...
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Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
), ''
Aloísio Aloisio or Aloísio is a Romance masculine given name, arising via an Old Occitan form '' Aloys'' from Louis.
* Aloisio da Milano, also known as Aloisio da Carezano, Aleviz Milanets and Aleviz Fryazin, 15th/16th century Italian architect
* Aloisio ...
'' (
Portuguese,
Spanish,
Italian), and ''
Alajos Alajos is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Alajos Degré (1819–1896), Hungarian lawyer and writer
* Alajos Drávecz (1866–1915), Slovenian ethnologist and writer
*Alajos Hauszmann (1847–1926), Austro-Hungarian ar ...
'' (Hungarian language, Hungarian).
People called Alois/Aloys
* Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), German psychiatrist and neuropathologist
* Alois Arnegger (1879–1963), Austrian painter
* Alois Biach (1849–1918), Austrian physician and medical writer
* Alois Brunner (1912–2001), Austrian Nazi SS concentration camp war criminal
* Alois Carigiet (1902–1985), Swiss illustrator
* Alois Dryák (1872–1932), Czech architect
* Alois Eliáš (1890–1942), Czech general and politician
* Alois Estermann, senior officer of the Pontifical Swiss Guard who was murdered in his apartment
* Alois Hába, Czech composer
* Alois Hitler (1837–1903), born Aloys Schicklgruber; Adolf Hitler's father
* Alois Hitler, Jr. (1882–1956), Adolf Hitler's half-brother
* Alois Hudal (1885–1963), Rome-based, pro-Nazi bishop of Austrian descent
* Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein
* Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
* Alois Jirásek (1851–1930), Czech writer
* Alois Kayser (1877–1944), German Roman Catholic missionary who spent almost 40 years on Nauru and wrote a Nauruan grammar
* Alois Kříž (1911–1947), Czechoslovak journalist and Nazi collaborator who was executed
* Al Leiter, Alois Leiter (1965-), American former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
* Aloïs Michielsen (born 1942), Belgian businessman
* Alois Mock (1934–2017), Austrian politician
* Alois Musil (1868–1944), Czech explorer, orientalist and writer
* Alois Negrelli (1799–1858), Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer in Austria, Italy and Switzerland
* Aloys Pennarini (1870–1927), tenor opera singer, opera director and film actor
* Aloys P. Kaufmann (1902–1984), mayor of Saint Louis
* Alois P. Swoboda (1873–1938), pioneer of American physical culture
* Alois Rašín (1867–1923), Czech economist and politician
* Alois Riehl (1844–1924), Austrian philosopher
* Alois Senefelder (1771–1834), Austrian actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography
* Alois Vašátko (1908–1942), Czech fighter pilot
* Alois von Reding (1765–1818), Swiss patriot
* Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (born 1968)
* Alois Švehlík (born 1939), Czech actor
* Alois Trancy, fictional character in the Japanese anime Black Butler
* Aloïs Catteau (1877–1939), Belgian cyclist
* Aloys Sprenger (1813–1893), Austrian historian
* Aloys Wach (1892–1940), Austrian expressionist painter and graphic artist
* Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, Austrian actor and American politician
* Brother Alois (born 1954), Prior of the Taizé community
* Pope Benedict XVI (born 1927), born Joseph Alois Ratzinger
Other uses
*Aloys (film), ''Aloys'' (film), a 2016 Swiss film
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