Luis

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Luis name meaning and origin

What does Luis mean?

"Famous in battle"

Luis name origins:

Spanish and French

Luis is the Spanish and Portuguese version of the French name Louis, which is rooted in ancient Germanic and means "famous in battle." It's a strong, traditionally masculine name that will equip your little one to face any challenges that may come their way in life.

Luis is also a multicultural, global name with variations in many languages, including Lewis and Louie in English, Luigi in Italian, and Ludwig in German.

Luis is more common in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, but it still had a stint in the top 100 boys' names in the United States, from 1980 to 2014, and peaked at No. 49 in 2000. It's been in the top 1,000 even longer – since at least 1880, since the Social Security Administration started keeping track.

Sources:

Hanks P., et al. 2016. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001/acref-9780198610601

U.S. Social Security Administration. Undated. Popular Baby Names. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

Popularity over time

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Luis in pop culture

Name	Description
Luis Sera	Character in the Resident Evil video games
Luis	Human character on Sesame Street, played by Emilio Delgado
Luis	Character in the Pokemon movie Black – Victini and Reshiram
Luis	Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, played by Michael Peña

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Famous people named Luis

Name	Description
Luis Arraez	Venezuelan professional baseball player
Luis Buñel	Spanish Mexican filmmaker known for his surrealist work and regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time
Luis Castillo	American former professional football player
Luis Enrique	Grammy-winning Nicaraguan American musician known as "The Prince of Salsa"
Luis Fonsi	Puerto Rican singer best known for his 2017 song "Despacito"
Luis Guzman	Puerto Rican actor best known for his roles in Boogie Nights, and, more recently, as Gomez Addams in Wednesday
Luis Egidio Melendez	Spanish painter recognized as the greatest Spanish still-life artist of the 18th century
Luis Miguel	Mexican singer
Luis Muñoz Marin	First democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico, and considered a founding father of the territory
Luis Ferdinand Vega, Jr.	American DJ and record producer known by his stage name Little Louie Vega

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