Ľudovít
Ľudovít is a revered Slovak form of Louis, occupying a central place in national history through the leader Ľudovít Štúr. It carries a sense of intellect, leadership, and regal European tradition. A timeless, distinguished choice for a son.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name means "famous in battle" or "renowned warrior".
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno Ľudovít pochádza zo starého germánskeho mena rekonštruovaného v podobách *Hlūdawīg alebo *Hlōdowīg. Jeho prvý člen znamená „slávny, preslávený“ a druhý „boj, zápas“. Meno sa preto vykladá ako „slávny v boji“ alebo „preslávený bojovník“. Slovenská podoba súvisí s latinizovanou formou Ludovicus a bola hláskovo prispôsobená slovenčine.
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LUDOVIT
Requires spelling without diacriticsľ, í (2)
Regional Central European form14 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
- •Obsahuje špecifické mäkčene či prehlásky (ľ, í), ktoré v zahraničí nemajú priamu obdobu.
- •Mäkké a špecifické slovenské hlásky môžu cudzinci komoliť.
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Dates in Slovak and international calendarsThe name has foreign origin. You can listen to both native (Nemčina) and localized pronunciations.
Grammar & Cases
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Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Ľudovít
10People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century and author of the Slovak language standard.
Slovak economist, former Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, current Prime Minister of Slovakia
Slovak businessman of Jewish-Hungarian origin, lessee and builder of the Piešťany spa
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