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What does Lewis mean?
Lewis 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced LOO-iss. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Lewis is "famous warrior". Anglicization of Louis. Author Lewis Carroll. Also form of Aloysius.
STARTS WITH Le-
Variations
VARIANTS Lew▼, Lou▼, Louis▼, Luis
RELATIONS VIA LOUIS Lewes, Louie▼, Ludwig
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Lawis, ..
(female) Lewa, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lewis Leo (L.L.), ..
How popular is Lewis?
Lewis is a very prominent first name for males (#180 out of 1220, Top 15%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#26 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lewis was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its apex rank of #41 in the U.S. then, and is at #546 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Aloysius, Lew, Lou, Louie (#908 LAST YEAR), Louis (#263), Ludwig and Luis (#126) are the popular varying forms of Lewis (#546). Adoption of these relations of Lewis was more pronounced during 1880-1889 (AVERAGE #412) and has become much lower since (#1230, ▼77%), with forms like Lewis becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Lewis▼ is alike in pronunciation to Les and Luiz. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alwis, Bemis, Bevis, Denis▼, Kevis, Leif▲, Leonis, Levi▲, Levin, Lexis, Lexus, Regis, Reis and Tevis. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lewis.
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