The story behind Lodewijk
From Middle Dutch Lodewijc, from Frankish *Hlōdowig, from *hlūd (“famous”) + *wīg (“warrior”). Cognate with German Ludwig, which see for some more information.
Pronunciation
Dutch: /ˈloːdəˌʋɛi̯k/
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Names Similar to Lodewijk
Liudvikas
Learned borrowing from Latin Ludovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Compare Latvian Ludis and Polish Ludwik. Doublet of Aloysius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abhiṣek
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alarik
From Swedish Alarik, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Beňadik
A local variant of Benedikt, from Latin Benedictus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Benedek
Borrowed from Late Latin Benedictus (“blessed”), from Latin benedīcō (“to speak well of; bless”), from bene (“well”) + dīcō (“to speak”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Chouchanik
Borrowed from Armenian Շուշանիկ (Šušanik).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Lodewijk
Adalberto
From Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. From Latin Adalbertus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht. Doublet of Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Clodovicus
Ultimately from Frankish *Hlōdowig, with the addition of the Latin suffix -us. Doublet of Ludovicus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Lodewijk
Adalberto
From Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. From Latin Adalbertus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht. Doublet of Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Alberto
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto. Shorter form of Adalberto, from Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. Borrowed from Spanish Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aloyzas
Learned borrowing from Latin Aloysius, from Occitan Alois, derived from French Louis, derived from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Compare Latvian Aloizs and Polish Alojzy. Doublet of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length