Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "famous, loud".
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsLohengrin, Loherangrin(Arthurian Cycle) Koldobika(Basque) Loïc(Breton) Lluís, Lluïsa(Catalan) Alojz, Alojzija, Alojzije(Croatian) Alois, Aloisie, Ludvík(Czech) Louise, Ludvig(Danish) Lodewijk, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Lowie, Ludovicus(Dutch) Aloysius, Charmaine, Laraine, Lewis, Loraine, Lorayne, Lorraine, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Lauraine, Lorainne, Sharmaine(English) Ludoviko(Esperanto) Loviise(Estonian) Loviisa(Finnish) Hlūdwīg(Frankish) Clotaire, Loïc, Lothaire, Louis, Louise, Ludovic(French) Lois(Galician) Alois, Lothar, Louisa, Louise, Ludwig, Luise, Aloisia, Aloysia, Ludolf(German) Chlodechilda, Chlodochar, Chlodovech, Chlodulf, Chlothar, Clodovicus, Clothildis, Hlothar, Hludolf, Hludwig, Lothar, Ludolf, Ludovicus(Germanic) Louiza(Greek) Lothair, Ouida(History) Alajos, Lajos, Lujza(Hungarian) Lúðvík(Icelandic) Alaois(Irish) Alvise, Lodovico, Lorena, Ludovica, Ludovico, Luigi, Luigia, Luisa, Aloisio, Lotario(Italian) Ludis, Ludvigs, Luīze(Latvian) Liudvika, Liudvikas(Lithuanian) Ruiha(Maori) Aloys, Aloysius(Medieval Occitan) Louise, Lovise, Ludvig(Norwegian) Loís(Occitan) Hlūdaharjaz, Hlūdahildiz, Hlūdawīgą(Old Germanic) Alojzy, Ludwik, Ludwika, Luiza(Polish) Aloísio, Lorena, Luís, Luísa(Portuguese) Luiz, Luiza(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Lorena, Luiza(Romanian) Liùsaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Alojz, Alojzia, Ľudovít, Lujza(Slovak) Alojz, Alojzij, Alojzija, Ludvik(Slovene) Lorena, Luis, Luisa(Spanish) Louise, Lovisa, Ludvig, Lovis(Swedish) Louwis(Walloon)
Surname DescendantsLudvigsen(Danish) Lewis(English) Louis(French) Ludwig(German) Alò, Aloi, Aloia, Aloisi(Italian)
Place Name DescendantsLorraine, Louisiana(English) Lorraine, Louisiane(French) Lothringen(German) Lorena(Italian) Lothari Regnum(Late Roman) Lorena(Portuguese) Lorena(Romanian) Lorena(Spanish)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry hlūt, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
