Louie

Louie is a moderately common given name, related to the more common name Louis. It originated in the United Kingdom (where Louis is pronounced ) as a more regularly-spelled version without a silent ⟨s⟩. In 2011, it was the 74th most common forename for births in England and Wales, with Louis only slightly more common at 68th. In the United States, Louis (there pronounced ) is far more common. The name is unisex; it is usually considered a masculine given name, as a derivation of Louis, but is occasionally given to girls as a diminutive of Louise. Variant forms English: Louis, Lewis, Lou, Lewes, Ludovic Arabic: Luay French: Louis, Ludovic Portuguese: Luís, Luiz German: Ludwig Italian: Luigi, Ludovico, Lodovico Polish: Ludwik Spanish: Luis Dutch: Lodewijk Catalan: Lluís Notable people