Luigi
See also: luigi and luígí
Italian
Luigi XV di Francia
- Louis XV of France
Alternative forms
- Aligi, Aloisio, Alvise, Clodoveo, Ludovico, Luigio, Luiso
Etymology
Adaptation of Old French Louis, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”).
Compare English Louis, Spanish Luis, German Ludwig, Sicilian Luici.Compare the same phono-morphological output also for Parigi (“Paris”), Tamigi (“Thames”), Dionigi (“Dionysius”), artigiano (“artisan”) or parmigiano (“parmesan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luˈi.d͡ʒi/
- Rhymes: -idʒi
- Hyphenation: Lu‧ì‧gi
Proper noun
Luigi m
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis, Lewis
- A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Louis, notably borne by several French monarchs.
Derived terms
- Gianluigi
- Gigi
- Gino
- luigi
- luigi d'oro
- luigino
- Pierluigi
Related terms
- Ludovico
- Luisa, Luigia (female equivalents)
Descendants
- → Albanian: Luigj
- → Sicilian: Luiggi