Luis is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other

Iberian Romance languages The Iberian Romance, Ibero-Romance or sometimes Iberian languagesIberian languages is also used as a more inclusive term for all languages spoken on the Iberian Peninsula, which in antiquity included the non-Indo-European Iberian language. are a ...

have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

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 th
Lodewijs in the Dutch given names database
Modern forms of the name are the

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 ...

name Ludwig and the Dutch form

Lodewijk Lodewijk () is the Dutch name for Louis. In specific it may refer to: Given name Literature * Lodewijk Hartog van Banda (1916–2006), Dutch comic strip writer * Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht Boon, (1912-1979) Flemish writer * Lodewijk van Deyssel, ...

. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the

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 ...

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 ...

, a derivation of the Latinized form

Clovis Clovis may refer to: People * Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis ** Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler ** Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), ...

, known from the kings of the Franks. The sanctified French king

Louis IX Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the d ...

(Saint Louis) contributed much to the popularity of the name.

Given name

Royalty of Portugal

Luís I of Portugal Dom Luís I (31 October 1838, in Lisbon – 19 October 1889, in Cascais), known as The Popular (Portuguese: O Popular) was a member of the ruling House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha accord ...

(1838–1889), Portuguese king * Infante Luís (1340-1340), first son of King

Pedro I of Portugal Peter I (Portuguese: ''Pedro I'', ; 8 April 1320 – 18 January 1367), called the Just (''o Justiceiro'') or the Cruel (''o Cruel''), was King of Portugal from 1357 until his death. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portuga ...

Prince Luís, Duke of Beja A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...

(1506–1555) *

Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal Dom Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza, (; 21 March 1887 – 1 February 1908) was the eldest son and heir-apparent of King Carlos I of Portugal. He was born in 1887 when his father was still Prince Royal of Portugal and rece ...

(1887–1908)

Sports

Luis Alberto González Luis Alberto González Gallego (born July 27, 1965 in Palestina, Caldas) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1987 to 1996. Career ;1987 :1st in General Classification Vuelta al Valle del Cauca (COL) ;1988 ...

, Colombian cyclist (1965) *

Luis Alberto Pérez Luís Alberto Pérez (born April 6, 1978) is a Nicaraguan former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2014. He is a former two weight world champion, having held the IBF super flyweight title from 2003 to 2006, and the IBF bantamweight ...

, Nicaraguan boxer (1978) *

Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda (born August 16, 1969) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 (100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, i ...

, Cuban runner (1969) *

Luis Amaranto Perea Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera (born 30 January 1979) is a Colombian former footballer, and a current manager. Gifted with incredible stamina and pace, the central defender could also be adapted at right back. He spent most of his senior caree ...

, Colombian football player (1979) * Luis Antonio Jiménez, Chilean footballer (1984) * Luis Aragonés, Spanish football player and manager (1938-2014) * Luis Arráez, Venezuelan baseball player (1997) * Luis Alberto Ayala, Chilean tennis player (1932) * Luis Ignacio Ayala, Mexican baseball pitcher (1978) *

Luis Barrera Luis Rafael Barrera (born November 15, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics. Career Oakland Athletics Barrera signed ...

, Dominican baseball player (1995) * Luis Barrios, Peruvian basketball player (1990) * Luis Caballero, Paraguayan footballer (1962-2005) *

Luis Campusano Luis Genaro Campusano (born September 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Campusano graduated from Cross Creek High School in Augusta, Georgia. He was pri ...

, American baseball player (1998) * Lluís Carreras, Spanish footballer (1972) * Luis Antonio Castillo, Dominican baseball player (1975) * Luis Alberto Castillo, Dominican-American football player (1983) *

Luis Felipe Castillo Luis Felipe Castillo (born March 10, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. He was signed by ...

, Dominican baseball player (1995) * Luis Miguel Castillo, Dominican baseball player (1992) * Luis Cessa, Mexican baseball player (1992) *

Luis Cristaldo Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Díaz (born August 31, 1969 in Formosa, Argentina) is an Argentine-born Bolivian football midfielder. He is Bolivia's national team record cap holder alongside Marco Sandy. Club career Born in Argentina, he relo ...

, Bolivian footballer * Luis Díaz, Venezuelan volleyball player * Luís Dutra Jr., Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter * Luis Enrique, Spanish football player and manager * Luis Ernesto José, Dominican boxer *

Luis Ernesto Michel Luis Ernesto Michel Vergara (born 21 July 1979) is a Mexican football manager and a former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Tijuana. Michel has captained both Guadalajara and the Mexico national team in ...

, Mexican football goalkeeper * Luís Fabiano, Brazilian football player * Luis Fernando Suárez, Colombian football player and manager * Luís Figo, Portuguese football player * Luis Frías, Dominican baseball player * Luis Amado García, Dominican baseball player (1987) * Luis Heibardo García, Venezuelan baseball player (1996) *

Luis Victoriano García 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 archai ...

, Dominican-American baseball player (2000) *

Luis García Sanz 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 archa ...

, Spanish football player *

Luis Galván Luis Adolfo Galván (born 24 February 1948 in Fernández, Santiago del Estero) is a retired Argentine footballer, who played in the centre back position. He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the 1978 World Cup winning team. Intern ...

, Argentine football player * Luis Ángel Gil, Dominican baseball player * Luis Miguel Gil, American soccer player * Luis Emilio Gonzalez, Cuban-American baseball player * Luis Fernando González, Mexican baseball player *

Luis Guillorme Luis Miguel Guillorme Gonzalez (born September 27, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Guillorme was born in Caracas, Venezuela. His grandparents immigrated fr ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Luis Liberato Luis David Liberato (born December 18, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Liberato signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent in 2013. He playe ...

, Dominican baseball player * Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Cuban boxer * Luis Marín, Costa Rican football player * Luís Martins, Portuguese football player * Luis Ángel Medina, Dominican baseball player * Luis Main Medina, American baseball player * Luis Monti, Italian and Argentine football player and manager * Luís Novo, Portuguese long-distance runner * Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican baseball player *

Luis Onmura 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 archai ...

, Brazilian judoka * Luis Alberto Ortiz, Dominican baseball player and coach * Luis Francisco Ortiz, American baseball player * Luis Leandro Ortiz, Dominican baseball player * Luis Ortiz Flores, Puerto Rican boxer * Luis Palau, Argentine-American televangelist * Luis Palomino, Peruvian mixed martial arts fighter * Luis Patiño, Colombian baseball player * Luis Patiño (tennis), Mexican tennis player * Luis David Perdomo, Dominican baseball player * Luis M. Perdomo, Dominican baseball player * Luis Perez, American football player * Luis Pizarro, Puerto Rican boxer *

Luis Rengifo Luis Jose Rengifo (born February 26, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019. Career Seattle Mariners Rengifo signed with the Seattle Mariners ...

, Venezuelan baseball player * Luis Rivera (infielder), Puerto Rican baseball player and coach * Luis Robert, Cuban baseball player * Luis Orlando Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player * Luis Rodríguez, Puerto Rican volleyball player Luis Rodríguez *

Luis Rojas (baseball) Luis E. Rojas (born September 1, 1981) is a Dominican professional baseball coach and manager. After coaching for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2019, he managed the Mets from 2020 to 2021. Rojas joined the New York Yankees ...

, Dominican baseball player and coach *

Luis Salvadores Salvi Luis Salvadores Salvi (born in Lanco, Los Ríos Region, Chile on August 26, 1932 - died in Temuco, Chile on February 1, 2014) was a Chilean basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. One of nine boys and two girls, he and his bro ...

, Chilean basketball player * Luis Salom, (1991 – 2016)Spanish Grand prix motorcycle racer * Luis Santos (baseball), Dominican baseball pitcher *

Luís Santos (water polo) Luis Maurício Capelache dos Santos (born August 7, 1980 in Santos) is a male water polo player from Brazil, who plays as a goalkeeper. He competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the ...

, Brazilian water polo goalkeeper * Luis Severino, Dominican baseball player *

Luis Soares Luis Soares (born 24 March 1964 in Nazaré, Leiria) is a former long-distance runner. He represented France at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 199 ...

, Portuguese-French long-distance runner * Luis Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua * Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer (1987) * Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish football player and manager *

Luis Terrero 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 ...

, Dominican baseball player * Luis Tiant, Cuban-American baseball player *

Luis Torrens Luis Alfonso Torrens Sáez (born May 2, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. Career New York ...

, Venezuelan baseball player * Luis Urías, Mexican baseball player * Luis Urueta, Colombian baseball coach * Luis Vasquez, American football player * Luis Villar, Argentine basketball player *

Luis Villarroel Luis Alberto Villarroel Vera (born July 2, 1981, in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a male diver from Venezuela, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native country. He claimed three medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Champio ...

, Venezuelan diver * Luis Vizcaíno, Dominican baseball player

Arts and entertainment

* Luis Antonio Ramos, Puerto Rican actor *

Luis Antonio Rivera Luis Antonio Rivera a.k.a. "Yoyo Boing" (born April 9, 1930) is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian and television show host, who was also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican television. Early years Rivera was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico ...

, Puerto Rican television host * Luis Buñuel, Spanish film director * Lluís Claret, Andorran cellist * Luis Enrique, Nicaraguan singer * Luis Fernando Vager, Puerto Rican musician and producer * Luis Fonsi, Puerto Rican singer * Luis Gatica, Mexican-Chilean-Puerto Rican actor and singer * Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican actor * Luis Roberto Guzmán, Puerto Rican actor *

Lluís Llach Lluís Llach i Grande (; born 7 May 1948) is a Catalan singer-songwriter, novelist and politician from Spain. He is one of the main representatives of the ''nova cançó'' genre and an outspoken advocate of the right to self-determination of ...

, Catalan composer * Luis Manzano, Filipino actor and television host * Luis Egidio Meléndez, Spanish painter *

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

, Mexican singer *

Luis Oquendo Luis Oquendo Valhuerdi (March 24, 1925 – August 25, 1992)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was a Cuban-American actor who was well known for his acting on radio before going into television and film ...

, Cuban actor *

Luis "Perico" Ortiz Luis Ortiz a.k.a. "Perico" (born December 26, 1949) is a trumpet player, composer, musical arranger and producer. Early years Ortiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the capital city of the island. He was raised in Santurce, a sector of San Ju ...

, Puerto Rican musician * Luis Rego, Portuguese actor and musician * Luis Segura, Dominican singer * Luis Vargas, Dominican singer * Luis Vigoreaux Lorenzana, Puerto Rican television host * Luis Vigoreaux Rivera, Puerto Rican television host * Luis Ferdinand Vega, known as Little Louie Vega, American DJ, record producer and Grammy Award winner remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry

Politicians

* Luis Alberto de Herrera, Uruguayan politician * Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo, former Governor of Puerto Rico (1969–1973) * Luis Arce, Bolivian politician and current president of Bolivia * Luis Alberto Lacalle, former president of Uruguay * Luis Ángel González Macchi, former president of Paraguay * Lluís Companys i Jover, Catalan politician * Luis Conrado Batlle y Berres, former president of Uruguay * Luis María del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro, Paraguayan politician *

Luis R. Esteves Major General Luis Raul Esteves (April 30, 1893 – March 12, 1958) was the Puerto Rican military officer who commanded the United States military forces that in 1950 carried out airstrikes and shelled the towns of Jayuya and Utuado in his ...

, Major General, Puerto Rican-American military leader * Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico (2009–present) * Luis Gutiérrez, Puerto Rican-American political leader * Luis Mangalus Taruc, Filipino politician *

Luis Mena Luis Mena may refer to: * Luis de Mena, 18th-century Mexican painter * Luis Mena (Nicaraguan politician) (Luis Mena Vado, c. 1865–1928), Nicaraguan politician * Luís Mena e Silva (1902–1963), Portuguese sport equestrian rider * Luis Rojas Mena ...

, President of Nicaragua * Luis Muñoz Marín, first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico *

Luis Enrique Oberto Luis Enrique Oberto González (19 August 1928 – 8 August 2022) was a Venezuelan banker and politician who served in several high-ranking positions within the government of Venezuela. A member of COPEI, Oberto was a member of the Venezuelan C ...

(1928–2022), Venezuelan politician * Luis Redondo, Honduran politician and engineer, deputy and president of the

National Congress of Honduras The National Congress ( es, Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras. Organization The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. The nominal President of the National Congress of Honduras is currentl ...

* Luis Muñoz Rivera, Puerto Rican politician and father of Luis Muñoz Marín *

Luis Rodríguez de Miguel Luis Rodríguez de Miguel (1910–1982) was a Spanish politician and jurist. He was a specialist in criminal psychology. He was a member of the FET y de las JONS, Falange Party during the Francoist Spain, Franco era and served as the Ministry of ...

(1910–1982), Spanish politician and jurist

Writer

* Luís de Camões, Portuguese poet *

Luis Lloréns Torres Luis Llorens Torres (May 14, 1876 – June 16, 1944), was a Puerto Rican poet, playwright, and politician. He was an advocate for the independence of Puerto Rico. Early years Llorens Torres was born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. His parent ...

, Puerto Rican playwright and poet *

Luis López Nieves Luis López Nieves (born January 17, 1950) is Puerto Rican author. He has collaborated with several newspapers and written two TV miniseries. He has written the scripts for PSA advertisements. He has been visiting professor at the University o ...

, Puerto Rican writer *

Luis Palés Matos Luis Palés Matos (March 20, 1898 – February 23, 1959) was a Puerto Rican poet who is credited with creating the poetry genre known as Afro-Antillano. He is also credited with writing the screenplay for the "Romance Tropical", the first Puerto ...

, Puerto Rican author

Other

* Luis F. Alvarez, Spanish-American physician (grandfather of Luis W. Alvarez) * Luis W. Álvarez, Spanish-American physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physics * Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican religious leader *

Luis E. Arreaga Luis Edmundo Arreaga-Rodas (born 1952) is a Guatemalan American diplomat and government official who served as the United States Ambassador to Guatemala from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as United States Ambassador to Iceland from 2010 t ...

, Guatemalan-American diplomat * Luis Carrillo, Spanish colonial administrator * Luis de Moscoso Alvarado, Spanish explorer and conquistador * Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Catalan architect * Luis Motta Domínguez, Venezuelan politician and military officer * Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste, Spanish nobleman * Luis Jacob, Peruvian-Canadian visual artists and photographer * Luis Garavito, prolific Colombian serial killer and rapist *

Luis Muñoz de Guzmán Luis Muñoz de Guzmán (1735 – 11 February 1808) was a Spanish colonial administrator who served as Royal Governor of Quito and Royal Governor of Chile The Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district cal ...

, a Spanish colonial administrator *

Luis González Vale 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 ...

, Puerto Rican historian *

Luis Guinot Luis Guinot Jr. (April 8, 1935 – March 19, 2022) was an American diplomat who was the U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica from 1991 to 1993. Nominated by President George H. W. Bush on May 30, 1991, Guinot was confirmed by the United States Senate ...

, Puerto Rican-American diplomat *

Luis Lliboutry Louis Lliboutry (born 19 February 1922 in Madrid; died on 21 October 2007 in Grenoble) was a French glaciologist, geophysicist, and mountaineer. While in Chile in the early 1950s, he analysed and explained the formation of snow penitents in the A ...

, French-Chilean glaciologist * Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, fictional character on NBC's daytime drama ''Passions'' *

Luis Marden Luis Marden (born Annibale Luigi Paragallo) (January 25, 1913 – March 3, 2003) was an American photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist who worked for ''National Geographic Magazine''. He worked as a photographer ...

, American photographer * Luis Marileo Colipí, Mapuche chief * Luis Miranda Casañas, Puerto Rican businessman *

Luis M. Rocha Luis M. Rocha is the George J. Klir Professor of Systems Science at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University (State University of New York). He has been director of the NSF-NRT Complex Networks a ...

, American-Portuguese professor and scientist * Luis Née, explorer, botanist, discovered Coast Live Oak in California * Luis Ortega Álvarez, Spanish judge *

Luis Padial Brigadier General Luis Padial (February 6, 1832 – March 5, 1879), was a soldier, politician and one of the most important figures who was responsible for the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico. Early years Padial, (birth name: Luis Padial ...

, Puerto Rican military leader * Luis Posada Carriles, Cuban militant * Luis Rafael Sánchez, Puerto Rican playwright *

Luis Sera This is a list of ''Resident Evil'' characters, which includes playable and recurring characters that were introduced in ''Resident Evil'', a series of survival horror video games. Appearances P - Playable character (campaign/unlockab ...

, a character in ''Resident Evil 4'' *

Luis Scott-Vargas Luis Scott-Vargas (born February 17, 1983), commonly known as LSV, is a professional ''Magic: the Gathering'' player from Oakland, California, USA, currently living in Denver, Colorado. His accomplishments include fifteen Grand Prix Top 8s (fiv ...

, American ''Magic: the Gathering'' player * Luis Antonio Tagle, Filipino cardinal and current prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples ; Middle name *

José Luis Corcuera José Luis Corcuera (born 1944) is a Spanish politician who served as interior minister of Spain from 1988 to 1993. Early life Corcuera hails from a Basque family. He was born in 1944 and was raised in Bilbao. He left school at 14. Career Corcu ...

(born 1944), Spanish politician

References

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