Frankish origin
Source-reportedLearned borrowing from Latin Ludovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Compare Latvian Ludis and Polish Ludwik. Doublet of Aloysius.
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- Wiktionary: LiudvikasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Chinese Wiktionary: LiudvikasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

