Luis

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Luis

Gender: Masculine
Language: Spanish
Etymology:
Luis is the Spanish form of Louis, the French form of the Germanic name, Hludwig (or Chlodovech, or Chlodowig) It originally meant “Famous Warrior” from “hlud” (famous), and “wig” (warrior).

History:
Luis developed out of the medieval Spanish name Luys, about the 15th centuryin France at this time a common spelling was Loys).

Please see Louis for additional information.

Pronunciation: loo-ise

Feminine: Luisa.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Luis Milán (1500-1561)
Spanish composer.
Luis de Morales (1509-1586)
Spanish painter.
Luis de Camões (1524-1580)
Portuguese poet.
Luis Barhona de Soto (1548-1595)
Spanish poet.
Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579-1644)
Spanish poet.
Luis Carrillo y Sotomayor (1583-1610)
Spanish poet.
Luis Tristán (1586-1624)
Spanish painter.
Luis Palés Matos (1898-1959)
Puerto Rican poet.
Luis Cernuda (1902-1963)
Spanish poet.
Luis Romano (1922-)
Cape Verdean poet.
Luis Martín-Santos (1924-1964)
Spanish novelist.
Luis Bernardo Honwana (1942-)
Mozambiquen author.
Luis Zapata (1951-)
Mexican novelist.

Political Figures:
Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga (1528-1576)
Spanish governor of the Netherlands.
Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva, Duque de Caxias (1803-1880)
Brazilian statesman.
Luis María Drago (1859-1921)
Argentine statesman.
Luis Batlle Berres (1897-1964)
Uruguayan president.
Luis Muñoz Marín (1898-1980)
Governor of Puerto Rico.
Luis Alberto Sánchez (1900-1994)
Peruvian politician.
Luis A. Ferré (1904-)
Governor of Puerto Rico.
Luis Taruc (1913-)
Philippine Communist leader.
Luis Echeverría Álvarez (1922-)
President of Mexico.
Luis Herrera Campíns (1925-)
President of Venezuela.
Luis María Argaña Ferraro (1932-1999)
Vice president of Paraguay. Assassinated.

Scientists:
Luis Federico Leloir (1906-1987)
Argentine biochemist. Winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Luis W. Alvarez (1911-1988)
American physicist. Winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physics.

Singers and Entertainers:
Luis Buñuel (1900-1983)
Spanish filmmaker.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.189 % named Luis

Popularity of Luis:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 245th most popular.
1910-1920: 203rd most popular.
1920-1930: 154th most popular.
1930-1940: 118th most popular.
1940-1950: 111th most popular.
1950-1960: 107th most popular.
1960-1970: 94th most popular.
1970-1980: 68th most popular.
1980-1990: 60th most popular.
1990: 49th most popular.
1991: 51st most popular.
1992: 45th most popular.
1993: 45th most popular.
1994: 43rd most popular.
1995: 45th most popular.
1996: 42nd most popular.
1997: 40th most popular.
1998: 45th most popular.
1999: 44th most popular.
2000: 45th most popular.
2001: 44th most popular.
2002: 49th most popular.
2003: 54th most popular.

In France...
1900-1960: N/A
1964: 177th most popular.
1970: 161st most popular.
1976: 192nd most popular.
1980-2000: N/A