Louÿs

French

Etymology

First used by Pierre Louÿs since 1890s as a variation of Louis. Ultimately from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) +‎ *wīgą (“battle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.is/

Proper noun

Louÿs m

1. a male surname
2. Pierre Louÿs, a French author