Lewis (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Lewis is the Anglicised form of "Leòdhas", the Scottish Gaelic name for the northern part of the island of Lewis and Harris
. It may also be an anglicised version of the French "Louis
" or the Hebrew
"Levi
".
Lewis may also refer to:
Lewis and Harris
Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides make up the largest island in Scotland. This is the largest single island of the British Isles after Great Britain and Ireland.-Geography:...
. It may also be an anglicised version of the French "Louis
Louis
-Surname:* Arthur Louis , British musician whose surname is pronounced 'Lewis'* Thomas Louis , British naval officer* Pierre Louÿs , French writer* Spyridon Louis , Greek runner...
" or the Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
"Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
".
Lewis may also refer to:
United States places
- Lewis, CaliforniaLewis, CaliforniaLewis is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located south-southeast of Arboga on the Sacramento Northern Railroad....
- Lewis, ColoradoLewis, ColoradoLewis is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The Lewis Post Office has the ZIP Code 81327....
- Lewis, IndianaLewis, IndianaLewis, also known as Lewisburg or Centerville, is an unincorporated town in Pierson Township, Vigo County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Lewis, IowaLewis, IowaLewis is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States, along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 438 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lewis is located at ....
- Lewis, KansasLewis, KansasLewis is a city in Edwards County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 451.-Geography:Lewis is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Lewis, Essex County, New YorkLewis, Essex County, New York----Lewis is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,200 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Morgan Lewis, the governor of New York at the time the town was established....
- Lewis, Lewis County, New YorkLewis, Lewis County, New York----Lewis is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 857 at the 2000 census. The town is named after its county, which is named after former governor, Morgan Lewis....
- Lewis, North CarolinaLewis, North CarolinaLewis is an unincorporated community in central Granville County, North Carolina, United States, north of Oxford, North Carolina.-References:...
- Lewis, VermontLewis, Vermont-External links:*...
- Lewis, WisconsinLewis, WisconsinLewis is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. Lewis is located on Wisconsin Highway 35 northeast of Frederic. As of the 2010 census, its population is 164.-History:...
- Lewis County, KentuckyLewis County, KentuckyLewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 14,092. Its county seat is Vanceburg. The county is named for Meriwether Lewis.Lewis County is part of the Maysville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Lewis County, New YorkLewis County, New YorkAs of the census of 2000, there were 26,944 people, 10,040 households, and 7,309 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 15,134 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
- Lewis Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
Businesses
- Lewis MasonicLewis MasonicLewis Masonic, founded in 1801, is the largest and oldest Masonic publisher in the World. Lewis Masonic is well known to English Freemasons, as Lewis produces many of the ritual books used by United Grand Lodge of England lodges and Holy Royal Arch Chapters...
, major Masonic publisher in England - Lewis'sLewis'sLewis's was a large department store in Liverpool city centre. It was formerly the flagship of a chain of department stores under the Lewis's name, that operated from 1856 to 1991, when the company went into administration. Several stores in the chain were bought by the company Owen Owen and...
, chain of department stores in England and Scotland (1856-1990s), originating in Liverpool - Lewis & Co, a firm of organPipe organThe pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
builders in BrixtonBrixtonBrixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
from 1860 to 1919. - John Lewis (department store)John Lewis (department store)-Recent developments:In June 2004, John Lewis announced plans to open its first store in Northern Ireland at the Sprucefield Park development, the province's largest out of town shopping centre, located outside Lisburn and from Belfast. The application was approved in June 2005 and the opening of...
Science
- Lewis structureLewis structureLewis structures are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. A Lewis structure can be drawn for any covalently bonded molecule, as well as coordination compounds...
, a diagram of a molecule that shows the bonding between the atoms - Lewis acids and bases
- Lewis number, in fluid dynamics and transport phenomena
- Lewis rat, an inbred strain of laboratory rat
Fictional characters
- Lewis (The Simpsons), a fictional character in The Simpsons
- Lewis (TV series), a British television detective series
- Lewis Zimmerman, Star Trek character
Ships
- USS LewisUSS LewisUSS Lewis has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:, a sailing ship of 308 tons, purchased 20 October 1861 for use in the Stone Fleet, a destroyer escort in commission from 1944 to 1946See also...
, the name of more than one United States Navy ship - USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644)USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644)|...
, a United States Navy ballistic missile submarine in commission from 1965 to 1992 - USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1)USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1)USNS Lewis and Clark is an American dry cargo ship, the lead ship of her namesake class. It was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark...
, a United States Navy dry cargo ship in non-commissioned service with the Military Sealift Command since 2006 - USS Milton Lewis (DE-772)USS Milton Lewis (DE-772)USS Milton Lewis , ex-USS Rogers , was a United States Navy proposed during World War II but never completed.Milton Lewis was laid down as USS Rogers by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company at Tampa, Florida, on 23 August 1943...
, a United States Navy destroyer escort cancelled in 1944
Other uses
- LewisLewisLewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The total area of Lewis is ....
, the northern part of Lewis and HarrisLewis and HarrisLewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides make up the largest island in Scotland. This is the largest single island of the British Isles after Great Britain and Ireland.-Geography:...
, the largest island of the Western Isles of Scotland - Lewis chessmenLewis chessmenThe Lewis Chessmen are a group of 78 12th-century chess pieces, most of which are carved in walrus ivory...
, chess pieces carved in ivory - Lewis GunLewis GunThe Lewis Gun is a World War I–era light machine gun of American design that was perfected and widely used by the British Empire. It was first used in combat in World War I, and continued in service with a number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War...
, machine gun - Lewis UniversityLewis UniversityLewis University is a private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university located in Romeoville, Illinois, United States . The enrollment is currently around 6,800 students...
, private school in Romeoville, Illinois - Lewis (cat)Lewis (cat)Lewis is the name of a cat from Fairfield, Connecticut who garnered mass media attention for being placed under house arrest in March 2006. At the time of his arrest Lewis was five years old, placing his birthdate between the years 2000 and 2001.-Background:...
, a cat that was placed under house arrest - Lewis (lifting appliance)Lewis (Lifting appliance)A lewis is one of a category of lifting devices used by stonemasons to lift large stones into place with a crane, chain block, or winch. It is inserted into a specially prepared hole, or seating, in the top of a stone, directly above its centre of mass...
, a steel stone-lifting device - "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead from My Iron Lung
- Lewis (robot)Lewis (robot)Lewis is an autonomous robot that performs the job of a wedding photographer: it attends social events, moves around, and takes digital photographs of people...
, a robotic wedding photographer - Lewis Hamilton, former name of the SS Indus (1945)SS Indus (1945)Indus was a 2,834 ton cargo ship which was built in Germany in 1945 and launched as Sasbeck. She was seized uncompleted at Lübeck in 1946 and renamed Empire Ardle. In 1947 she was renamed Lewis Hamilton and then in 1950 she was renamed Indus...
See also
- Louis (disambiguation)
- Louise (disambiguation)
- LewesLewesLewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...
, town in East Sussex, England - LuasLuasLuas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a tram or light rail system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...
- Lewisburg (disambiguation)
- LewisiteLewisiteLewisite is an organoarsenic compound, specifically an arsine. It was once manufactured in the U.S. and Japan as a chemical weapon, acting as a vesicant and lung irritant...
- Lewiston (disambiguation)
- Lewistown (disambiguation)
- Lewisville (disambiguation)
- Lewis Township (disambiguation)
- Luis (disambiguation)