Louis
WordNet
noun
(1) United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
royal name latinized as , from Germanic (Frankish) + .
Quotations
- 1849 Charlotte Brontë: Shirley: Chapter XXXVI:
- "It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis."
- "No, Louis, no: it is an easy, liquid name, not soon forgotten."
Proper noun
- .