Original Germanic form: Chlodovech (no idea how to pronounce; not even going to try)
Latinized form: Ludovicus (loo-dov-EE-kus)
Modern forms:
- Alaois (AH-leesh)--Irish
- Aloysius (ah-loh-EE-see-us)--Dutch
- Aloysius (ah-loh-IH-shus)--English
- Aloysius (ah-LOY-zee-oos)--German
- Alvise (ahl-VEE-zeh)--Italian
- Clovis (KLO-vis)--Germanic
- Koldo (KOL-doh)--Basque
- Lajos (LAH-yosh)--Hungarian
- Lewis (LOO-is)--English
- Loïc (loh-EEK)--Breton
- Lowe (LOO-veh)--Swedish. Also spelled Love.
- Ludwig (LOOD-vik)--German
- Luigi (LOOEE-jee)--Italian
- Luis (loo-EES)--Spanish
Feminine forms:
- Aloisia (ah-loh-EE-zee-ah)--German
- Lovisa (lov-EE-sah)--Swedish
- Louise (loo-EEZ)--French
- Ludwika (lood-VEE-kah)--Polish
- Luisa (LOOEE-sah or LOOEE-zah)--Spanish, Italian
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