louis
noun
louis
1 American
[loo-ee, lwee]
/ ˈlu i, lwi /
noun
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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
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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
Miller was selected with the 19th overall pick by St. louis in the 2009 MLB draft.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2019
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
In 1689 both silver and gold were again raised, the louis d'or to 11 livres 12 sols. and the louis d'argent to 3 livres 2 sols., but almost immediately a general recoinage was resolved upon.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw
Father Louis Cameli, a priest at Holy Name Cathedral, said the news was "not just a medical event" but a "spiritual summons" to trust God.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
It’s moves like that that remind me of another French monarch, Louis XV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Published in the journal Cognition, the study was led by Dr. Louis Longin of LMU's Chair of Philosophy of Mind, working alongside Dr. Bahador Bahrami, Professor Ophelia Deroy, and other researchers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Wales and Bristol star Louis Rees-Zammit has called for an end to artificial playing surfaces in top-flight rugby.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Louis Béroud had devoted his life to painting.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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