Aloysius

American  

[al-oh-ish-uhs] / ˌæl oʊˈɪʃ əs /

noun

1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “famous warrior.”

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Aloysius British  

/ ˌæləʊˈɪʃəs /

noun

1. Saint. full name Aloysius Luigi Gonzaga . 1568–91, Italian Jesuit who died nursing plague victims; the patron saint of youth. Feast day: June 21

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Example Sentences

During the outburst, McQuaide seemed to channel Sister Aloysius — Meryl Streep’s character in the 2008 film “Doubt,” — when he loudly questioned Williams, saying “We want to put these rumors to rest. Can you answer this for me, fact or fiction?”

From Los Angeles Times

Aloysius Tyrone Foster was born in 1943 in Richmond, Va., but grew up in Harlem in a family of musicians.

From Los Angeles Times

Born Jan 22, 1937, Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr. grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pa., where his father worked in a steel mill and, for a time, was the city’s police chief.

From Los Angeles Times

He was also well known as the voice of Aloysius Parker, the butler and chauffeur in 1960s TV series Thunderbirds and its film sequels.

From BBC

“Calm down, Aloysius,” says an older but not elderly man in the stands.

From Literature