louis
/ˈluː.i/US/ˈlu.ɪs/
louis noun: any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
Noun (1)
louis (plural louis or louises)
- Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
- The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
- The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.
Proper noun capitalized: Louis
Louis (plural Louises)
- A male given name from French.
- 'It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis.'
- "'No, Louis, no: it is an easy, liquid name; not soon forgotten.'1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Written in the Schoolroom”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume III, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 295
- A female given name.
- A surname.
- Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.1992 January 30, Jennifer Dunning, “Review/Dance; Premiere Opens Season For Nikolais and Louis”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024
Noun (2) capitalized: Louis
Louis (plural Louises)
- Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings.
- It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones’s hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and...1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
louis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
louis in Hindi
- लुइस, लुई
louis in Tamil
- லூயிஸ், லூயி, லூயீஸ்
louis in Marathi
- लुई
louis in Urdu
- لوئس, لوئی
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- louis in Bengali
- লুই, লুইজ
- louis in Telugu
- లూయిస్, లూయీస్, లూయీ
- louis in Malayalam
- ലൂയിസ്, ലൂയി, ലൂയീസ്
- louis in Kannada
- ಲೂಯಿಸ್, ಲೂಯಿ
- louis in Punjabi
- ਲੂਈਸ, ਲੂਈ, ਲੁਈ
- louis in Gujarati
- લુઇસ, લુઈસ, લૂઇસ
- louis in Odia
- ଲୁଇସ୍, ଲୁଇ, ଲୁଇଜ୍
- louis in Nepali
- लुइस, लुई, लुइ
Synonyms of louis
Forms of louis
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | louis |
| plural | louises |
| plural | Louises |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Louises |
Origin of louis
Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.
From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Lewis (which is inherited since the Middle Ages) and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.
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Phrases with louis
Words that rhyme with louis
Questions about louis
- What does louis mean?
- Louis means any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
- What is louis in Hindi?
- Louis in Hindi is लुइस, लुई. See Louis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is louis?
- Louis can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce louis?
- Louis is pronounced /ˈluː.i/ (UK).
- What is the plural of louis?
- The plural of louis is louis.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: louis (page history and authors); Louis (page history and authors); louis (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); louis (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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