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LewisEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.
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An anglicization of Irish Lobhaois, itself from Old French Louis.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗LewisEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
An adopted anglicization of Welsh Llywelyn, from Old Welsh, from Proto-Brythonic *Lluɣβelen, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus + *Belinos, whose origin is disputed; see Belenus.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗LewisEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
Derived from Scottish Gaelic Leòdhas, of uncertain origin; traditionally referred to Old Norse Ljóðahús, from ljóð (“song, poem”) + hús (“house”); but may be related to the Pictish name of the island recorded in Ptolemy's Geography as Λίμνου (Límnou).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗lewisEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
From Middle English lewis, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French lous, plural of lou, loup (“the name of a kind of siege engine”, literally “wolf”); or related to clevis.
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