louis
noun
louis
1 American
[loo-ee, lwee]
/ ˈlu i, lwi /
noun
louis
plural
Louis
2
American
[loo-is, loo-ee]
/ ˈlu ɪs, ˈlu i /
noun
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Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”
Louis
1
British
/ ˈluːɪs /
noun
louis
2
British
/ ˈluːɪ, lwi /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of louis
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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One X user wrote they were “glad that olivia rodrigo and louis partridge are finally dating people their age and not weirdos in their late twenties who think it’s okay to date teens.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
And if you’re a sauce enthusiast like me, don’t forget to ask for extra sauce louis — think remoulade without the spicy kick.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
The entire stl area was gonna pay for the stadium not just the city of st. louis.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2016
France fenelon les aventures de telemaque dixyvix in the original it was written specifically for the son of louis XIV, as a text in kingship.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2011
From the same date the louis d'or of 1709 was to circulate for 22 livres 10 sols., and the louis d'argent of 1709 for 5 livres 12 sols.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
Given his debut by Louis van Gaal, Rashford scored twice and then added another two goals in the Premier League game with Arsenal that followed.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The lead lawyer for Trump’s petitions to the Supreme Court in the Carroll cases had been Justin Smith, until recently an attorney at the St. Louis, Mo.-based boutique James Otis Law Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has uncovered an unexpected feature of how these cancer vaccines work.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Trump for dinner at Versailles after a G7 summit last month, with the US president calling the palace of the Sun King Louis XIV "the real deal".
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
I shall speak of Louis and not of Charles; and therefore about the one whose progress has been observed better, because he held territory in Italy for a longer period.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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