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| Pronunciation | German: [ˈluːtvɪç][1] |
|---|---|
| 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]
The name is pronounced in German as LOOT-vig, with the second syllable pronounced as /v/ rather than English /w/.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
- ^ Paraschkewow, Boris (2004). Wörter und Namen gleicher Herkunft und Struktur: Lexikon etymologischer Dubletten im Deutschen (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 57. ISBN 978-3-11-017470-0.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ludwig". Behind the Name.