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Luis (male)

Variants:Koldo (M) Lewis (M) Lluis (M) Louis (M)
Feminine form:Luisa (F)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Spanish and Portuguese form of Louis which is ultimately from Old German "famous warrior". Now found in English-speaking communities, especially in the US.

The spelling Luis does occur, but rarely, in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire.
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