louis

¹ American  

[loo-ee, lwee] / ˈlu i, lwi /

noun

plural

louis

1. louis d'or.

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Louis ² American  

[loo-is, loo-ee] / ˈlu ɪs, ˈlu i /

noun

1. Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.

2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”

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Louis ¹ British  

/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

1. Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914–81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937–49)

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louis ² British  

/ ˈluːɪ, lwi /

noun

1. short for louis d'or

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Etymology

Origin of louis

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

“For now, the trend is clearly negative, but it should be transitory, assuming the Iran conflict is resolved in weeks and not months,” said Louis Navellier of Navellier Calculated Investing.

From Barron's

Dubois’ “Encyclopedia Africana” — a project that Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Kwame Anthony Appiah transformed into a book, which Joseph’s father had given his brother before they passed.

From Los Angeles Times

Spreads for an aggregation of 10 year investment grade U.S. bonds have risen to 0.86% from a 2026 low of 0.73% in late January, according to St. Louis Fed data.

From Barron's

He studied music theory and composition at Webster University in St. Louis and joined an R&B band called the New Direction; after college he moved to San Francisco and immersed himself in jazz.

From Los Angeles Times

Taylor Swift’s sky may be opalite, but the starry blue hues in the new jewels of Louis Vuitton’s Color Blossom collection belong to sodalite.

From Los Angeles Times