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louis

1

[loo-ee, lwee]

noun

plural

louis 

  1. louis d'or.

Louis

2

[loo-is, loo-ee]

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.”

Louis

1

/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

louis

2

/ ˈluːɪ, lwi /

noun

  1. short for louis d'or

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Louis1

First recorded in 1680–90

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