Lewis - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Lewis \

is pronounced LOO-iss. It is of English origin. Anglicisation of Louis (Old German, French) "renowned fighter". Author Lewis Carroll.

Lewis has 4 variant forms: Lew, Lou, Louis and Luis.

For more information, see also the related name Aloysius.

Baby names that sound like Lewis are Lewes and Les.

Lewis is a very common first name for men (#180 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#23 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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