Middle Dutch origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “famous” + “warrior”
From Middle Dutch Lodewijc, from Frankish *Hlōdowig, from *hlūd (“famous”) + *wīg (“warrior”). Cognate with German Ludwig, which see for some more information.
Sources for this account (7)
- Wiktionary: LodewijkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: LodewijkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: LodewijkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Dutch Wiktionary: LodewijkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: LodewijkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: LodewijkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: LodewijkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

