The story behind Luis
Borrowed from Spanish Luis and Portuguese Luís. Doublet of Louis and Luigi.
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Spanish entry
Borrowed from 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 Portuguese Luís, English Louis, Italian Luigi, German Ludwig. Doublet of Ludovico.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Luis.
Pronunciation
Received-Pronunciation: /luˈiːs/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Spanish: /ˈlwis/
- Spanish: [ˈlwis]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /luˈis/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈlwɪs]
Popularity
Luis ranked #12656 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Luis
Lars
Borrowed from North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lois
From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa. Adaptation of Old French Lois, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Luís
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…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Agnès
From Latin Agnes.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Andres
Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Blas
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Blasius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Luis
Amy
Anglicized form of Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), which was both a nickname and a form of the Latin name Amata (“beloved”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Eva
The (Vulgate) Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). A Latinate variant of the English Eve. From Middle Dutch eva, from Latin Eva, from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ina
Short form of given names ending in -ina, e.g. Georgina, Christina, Wilhelmina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Luis
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Adam
Middle English Adam English Adam From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Ajax
From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends X
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection