First names in Hebrew

First name Louis: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לואיס

Gematria value: 107

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Louis is written לואיס

Meaning and origin

What does Louis 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

Louis = 107

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לואיס has 5 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total107

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter Samekh

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 Louis, from ל to ס:

לֹא תִשָּׂא שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא אַל־תָּשֶׁת יָדְךָ עִם־רָשָׁע לִהְיֹת עֵד חָמָס׃

“You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness.”

Exodus 23:1

The book of your first name

Louis, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Louis in three answers

How do you write Louis in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Louis is written לואיס.

What is the gematria value of Louis?
Written לואיס, Louis is worth 107: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Louis 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.