Luigi (given name)

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Luigi
PronunciationItalian: [luˈiːdʒi]
Gendermale
Origin
Word/name Ludwig (Chlodwig)
Meaningrenowned/famous warrior
Region of originItaly
Other names
Related names Louis, Lewis, Levi, Ludvik, Aloysius, Luis

Luigi is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of the German name Ludwig, through[ clarification needed ] the Latinization Ludovicus, corresponding to the French name Louis and its anglicized variant Lewis.

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Other forms of the same name in Italian are the names Ludovico, Clodoveo, Aloísio and Alvise, the last form being more frequent in the Veneto region. A derived feminine name is Luigina.

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