Luis
Luis is a short masculine name used in Spanish-speaking environments, belonging to the same name family as the Slovak Ľudovít. It combines a concise form with an ancient European naming tradition.
Municipal population record
The name is officially recorded in the civil registries and population records of Slovak municipalities. The basic onomastic profile is based on municipal records.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name Luis carries the old Germanic meaning of "famous in battle" or "famous warrior".
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Luis je španielska podoba mena z germánskeho základu Hludwig, resp. Hluodowig. Prvá zložka hlūd znamená „slávny“, druhá wīg „boj“. Tradičný výklad znie „slávny v boji“. Slovenským náprotivkom je Ľudovít; španielčina je jazykom podoby Luis, nie jeho prvotného etymologického pôvodu.
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International Traveler Index
How easily Luis is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide
LUIS
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling12 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar
Pri slovenskom čítaní lu-is má meno dve slabiky. V španielčine sa vyslovuje spravidla jednoslabične [lwis]; koncové s sa vyslovuje.
Grammar & Cases
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2 + 1 = 3 syllables
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