Details for the forename Aloysius

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Aloysius (male)


Variants:	Alois (M) Alojzy (M) Lewis (M) Llewelyn (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Louis (M)
Feminine form:	Aloisia (F) Aloisie (F) Éloise (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English, German and Dutch. Italian in the Middle Ages. ONC suggests Aloysius is derived from a Provençal version of Louis which is ultimately from Old German "famous warrior". FreeREG has Aloysius as a Latinised version of Lewis [Irish] or Llewelyn [Welsh], used in old documents. Search on Aloysi* to cater for Latin endings.