Lewis (given name)
Lewis (/ˈluːɪs/) is a masculine English-language given name. It was coined as an anglicisation of given names in other languages.
"Lewis" has been used to anglicise the Irish name "Lugaid", the German name "Ludwig", and the French name "Louis" (the latter two originally deriving from the Old Frankish name Chlodowig). It may also be a borrowing from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, whose name derives from the Scottish Gaelic Leòdhas.
Variant forms
- Afrikaans: Louis
- Arabic: لويس and لؤي
- Albanian: Luigj, Ludovik
- Ancient Germanic: Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Ludovicus, Clovis, Hludowig
- Armenian: Լուդովիկ (Loudovik)[1]
- Basque: Aloxi, Koldobika, Luki, Koldo
- Breton: Loeiz, Loïc
- Bengali: লুইস, লুডউইগ, romanized: Luis/Luish, Luduig
- Bulgarian: Людовик (Lyudovik)
- Catalan: Lluís
- Chinese (traditional and simplified): 路易 (Lùyì)
- Croatian: Alojzije, Ljudevit, Ludovik, Luj, Alojz
- Czech: Ludvík, Alois, Luděk
- Danish: Ludvig, Lodvig
- Macedonian: Лудвиг (Ludvig), Луј (Luj), Људевит (Ljudevit)
- Dutch: Lodewijk, Lode, Lodevicus, Loe, Louis, Lowie, Lowieke, Ludo, Ludovicus
- English: Louis, Louie, Lou, Lewis, Lewes, Lewie, Lew, Lewy or Luey; Ludovic, Lodvig, Lodovig
- Esperanto: Ludoviko, Luĉjo
- French: Louis, Ludovic, Clovis
- Galician: Lois, Luís
- Georgian: ხლოდვიგი (Khlodvigi), ლუდვიგი (ludvigi), ლუდოვიკო(ludoviko), ლუი (lui)
- German: Ludwig, Alois, Aloysius, Lutz
- Greek: Λουδοβίκος (Loudovíkos)
- Hawaiian: Lui
- Hindi: लुइस (Lu'is)
- Hungarian: Lajos, Alajos
- Irish: Alaois, Alabhaois, Laoiseach, Lughaidh
- Indonesian: Aloysius, Louis, Ludowikus
- Icelandic: Loðvík
- Italian: Aloigi, Aloisi, Aloisio, Luigi, Lodovico, Ludovico, Alvise, Gigi, Gigio, Gigino, Ginetto, Gino, Luigino, Vico
- Japanese: ルイ(Rui)
- Korean: 루이 (Lui), 루이스 (Luiseu)
- Latin: Ludovicus, Aloysius
- Latvian: Ludviķis, Ludis, Ludvigs, Luijs, Luiss, Luī, Aloizs, Aloiss
- Lithuanian: Liudvikas, Aloyzas, Liudas
- Medieval Occitan: Aloys, Aloysius
- Norwegian: Ludvig, Lodve
- Occitan: Loís
- Persian: لوئیس
- Polish: Ludwik, Alojzy
- Portuguese: Luís, Aloísio, Aluísio, Ludovico (Luiz is an archaic form), Luisinho
- Provençal: Louïs, Louei, Louvis
- Punjabi: ਲੂਯਿਸ (Lūyis)
- Romanian: Aloisiu, Ludovic
- Russian: Людовик (Lyudovik)
- Scottish Gaelic: Luthais
- Sicilian: Luiggi, Ludovicu
- Serbian: Луј (Luj), Људевит (Ljudevit)
- Slovak: Ľudovít, Alojz
- Slovene: Alojz, Lojze, Ljudevit, Luj, Alojzij, Ludvik
- Spanish: Luis, Ludovico
- Swedish: Ludvig, Love, Ludde
- Tamil: லூயிஸ் (Lūyis)
- Telugu: లూయిస్ (Lūyis)
- Thai: หลุยส์ (H̄luys̄̒)
- Ukrainian: Людовик (Lyudovyk)
- Welsh: Lewis
List of people with the given name Lewis
Nobility
- Lewis Hugh Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British peer
- Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British peer
- Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British peer
- Lewis Grant-Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Seafield, Scottish peer and Member of Parliament
- Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly, Scottish nobleman
- Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt, British politician and peer
- Lewis Robessart, British baron
- Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes, British Whig politician and peer
- Lewis Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes, British Whig politician and peer
- Lewis Watson, 3rd Baron Sondes, British peer
Politics
- Lewis V. Bogy, American politician and senator from Missouri
- Lewis Burwell, several men by the name from the Burwell family of Virginia
- Lewis Cass, American politician and senator from Michigan
- Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, American politician and lt. governor of New York
- Lewis Preston Collins II (1896–1952), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- Lewis Weston Dillwyn, British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Whig Member of Parliament (MP)
- Lewis E. Eliason, American politician and lt. governor of Delaware
- Lewis Wormser Harris (1812–1876), bill-broker, financier and the first Jew elected Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Lewis Jones (politician) (1884–1968), British politician, MP for Swansea West, 1931–1945
- G. Lewis Jones (1907–1971), Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1959–1961
- Lewis F. Linn, American politician and senator from Missouri
- Lewis McAllister, American politician
- Lewis Morris, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
- Lewis Morris (governor), American colonial leader in New York and New Jersey
- Lewis Morris (speaker), American judge, politician and landowner
- Lewis R. Morris, U.S. Representative from Vermont
- Sir Lewis Morris (1833–1907), Welsh poet, academic and politician
- Lewis E. Parsons, American politician and governor of Alabama
- Lewis E. Reed, American politician from St. Louis, Missouri
- Lewis B. Schwellenbach, American politician and senator from Washington
Arts and entertainment
- Lewis Grandison Alexander, American poet, actor, and playwright with ties to the Harlem Renaissance
- Lewis Black, American comedian and actor
- Lewis Brindley, British comedian and YouTuber
- Lewis Capaldi, Scottish singer-songwriter
- Lewis Carroll, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, author of Alice in Wonderland
- Lewis Casson, English actor and theatre director
- Lewis D. Collins (1899–1954), American film director
- Lewis Hartsough, American gospel songwriter/composer
- Lewis Jones (writer) (1897–1939), Welsh writer
- Lewis Lovhaug, comic reviewer also known as Linkara
- Lewis Morris (1701–1765), Welsh poet
- Lewis Nash, American jazz drummer
- Lewis "Lou" Reed, American rock musician and member of the Velvet Underground
- Lewis Shiner, American author
- Lewis Waller, English actor and theatre manager
- Lewis Watson (musician), British singer-songwriter
- Lewis Strange Wingfield, Irish traveler, actor, writer, and painter
- Lewys Glyn Cothi, also spelt Lewis Glyn Cothi, 15th century Welsh poet
Sports
- Lewis Bradley (rugby) (1889–1918), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s
- Lewis Brown (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league player
- Lewis Burton, British tennis player and model
- Lewis Collins (footballer), Welsh footballer
- Lewis Dark, footballer
- Lewis Hamilton, Formula One racing driver
- Lewis Hamilton (footballer), footballer
- Lewis Harris (rugby league), English rugby league player
- Lewis Holtby, German footballer
- Lewis Jones (Australian footballer) (1883–1960), Australian rules footballer
- Lewis Jones (footballer, born 1994), British footballer
- Lewis Jones (rugby) (born 1931), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
- Lewis Jones (rugby player born 1992), Welsh rugby union scrum-half
- Lewis Jones (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 2010s
- Lewis Moody, English Rugby Union player
- Lewis Pugh, British-South African extreme swimmer, international environmental activist
- Lewis Smith (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Lewis Young, footballer
Religion
- Lewis Bagot, English Bishop of Bristol, Norwich
- Lewis Jones (bishop) (1542–1646), Bishop of Killaloe
- Lewis Bevel Jones III (1926–2018), bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Lewis B. Paton (1864-1932), American biblical scholar
Science
- Lewis Roberts Binford, American archaeologist known for his influential work in archaeological theory, ethnoarchaeology and the Paleolithic period.
- Lewis Boss, American astronomer who served as the director of the Dudley Observatory in Schenectady, New York.
- Lewis J. Feldman, American professor of plant biology at the University of California, Berkeley
- Lewis Hine, American sociologist and photographer
- Lewis Ralph Jones (1864–1945), American botanist and agricultural biologist
- Lewis Wade Jones (1910–1979), sociologist and educator
- Lewis Webster Jones (1899–1975), American economist
- Lewis A. Swift, American astronomer who discovered 13 comets and 1,248 previously uncatalogued nebulae.
Business
- Lewis Ginter, American businessman and philanthropist
- Lewis Harris (philanthropist) (1900–1983), New Zealand farmer, stock dealer and philanthropist
- Lewis Gouverneur Morris, banker and social figure in New York and Newport society
Military
- Lewis Addison Armistead, American general in the American Civil War
- Lewis Collins (RAF officer) (1894–1971), British World War I flying ace
- Lewis Jones (Royal Navy officer) (1797–1895)
- Lewis Nicola, American military officer notable for authoring the Newburgh letter
- Lewis Sayre Van Duzer, US Navy officer
Other
- Lewis Archer Boswell, American aviator
- Lewis de Claremont, pseudonym of an American author on occultism who flourished during the 1930s
- Lewis Jones (Patagonia) (1836–1904), one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia who gave his name to the town of Trelew
- Lewis G. Morris, maritime advocate, sheep and cattle breeder
- Lewis Yancey, American aviator
Pseudonym
- Lewis (musician), Canadian musician
Fictional characters
- Lewis (The Simpsons), a fictional character in The Simpsons
- Lewis Bodine, a character in the 1997 film Titanic
- Lewis Romero, a character in the 2006 film Final Destination 3
- Lewis "Cornelius" Robinson, a character in the 2007 film Meet the Robinsons
- Lewis Zimmerman, Star Trek character
See also
- Aloysius
- Clovis (given name)
- Lewis (disambiguation)
- Louis (given name)
- Lugh
- Louise (given name)
- Ludwig (given name)
- Luigi (name)
- Luis
- M. Petrossian (ed.). New Dictionary Armenian-English. Librairie de Beyrouth.
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