Luici

Sicilian
Luici XV di Francia
Louis XV of France

Alternative forms
  • Cluduveu, Luduvicu (from Latin)
  • Lici, Luvici
  • Ligghi, Luiggi, Luiggiu (from Italian)

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, Italian Luigi. Compare the same phono-morphological output also for articianu (“artisan”), parmicianu (“parmisan”), particianu (“partisan”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lʊˈi.ʃɪ/

Proper noun

Luici

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Louis, Lewis
  2. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Louis, notably borne by several French monarchs.

Derived terms
  • Luduvicu
  • Luisa, Luicia (female equivalents)
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