First names in Hebrew

First name Louie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לואי

Gematria value: 47

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Louie is written לואי

Louie is a pet form of Louis.

Meaning and origin

What does Louie mean?

Meaning: "famous in battle"
Origin: Germanic

Louis comes from the Frankish Hludwig, made of hlud, "famous", and wig, "battle": "famous in battle". It was the name of eighteen kings of France. Lewis is its English form, Luis its Spanish form, Louie its pet form.

Gematria

Louie = 47

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לואי has 4 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total47

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Louie, from ל to י:

לוּלֵי תוֹרָתְךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָי אָז אָבַדְתִּי בְעׇנְיִי׃

“Had Your Torah not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.”

Psalms 119:92

The book of your first name

Louie, in nine pages

• Louie, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Louie
• Louie, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Louie in three answers

How do you write Louie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Louie is written לואי. Louie is a pet form of Louis.

What is the gematria value of Louie?
Written לואי, Louie is worth 47: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Louie mean?
Famous in battle (origin: Germanic). Louis comes from the Frankish Hludwig, made of hlud, "famous", and wig, "battle": "famous in battle". It was the name of eighteen kings of France. Lewis is its English form, Luis its Spanish form, Louie its pet form.