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louis

1 American  
[loo-ee, lwee] / ˈlu i, lwi /

noun

plural

louis

  1. louis d'or.

Louis 2 American  
[loo-is, loo-ee] / ˈlu ɪs, ˈlu i /

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 British  
/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

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

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louis 2 British  
/ ˈluːɪ, lwi /

noun

  1. short for louis d'or

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Etymology

Origin of louis

First recorded in 1680–90

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