Pronunciation | German: [ˈluːtvɪç][1] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | German |
Meaning | Famous warrior |
Other names | |
Related names | Alois, Aloysius, Clovis, Lajos, Lewis, Lodewijk, Lodewyk, Loïc, Louis, Ludovic, Ludovico, Ludvig, Ludvík, Luigi, Luis, Luiz, Ludovica |
Ludwig is a German name, deriving from Old High German Hludwīg, also spelled Hluotwīg.[2] Etymologically, the name can be traced back to the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name *hlūdawiganaz, which is composed of two elements: *hlūdaz ("loud, famous") and *wiganą ("to battle, to fight") respectively, the resulting name meaning "famous warrior" or "famous in battle".[3]
Notable people with the name include: