Lewis

Lewis \le-wis, lew-is\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Lewis is pronounced LUW-ihS- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Lewis: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Lewis?

Lewis is of Celtic and Germanic origin. It is used mainly in the English language. Lewis is a variant of name Llewellyn (Welsh). Lewis is also a variant spelling of Louis name popularity (English and French) in the English language. See also the related form, Lughaidh pronounciation (Irish). Lewis is an all-time favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby boy name, but not as significantly as it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1908, 0.294% of baby boys were given the name Lewis. It had a ranking of #61 then. The baby name has markedly fallen in popularity since then, and it is used only on a modest scale in recent years. In 2010, it ranked at #717 with a usage of 0.016%. Within the family of boy names directly linked to Lewis, Louis name was the most regularly used. The name was thrice as popular as Lewis in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Lewis:

• Author Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 - 14 January 1898, Daresbury, Cheshire, England
• Lawyer Lewis "Scooter" Libby, born 22 August 1950, New Haven, Connecticut
• Rock Musician Lou Reed, born Lewis Allen Reed 2 March 1942, Brooklyn, New York.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Lewis:

Louis meaning of name (English and French), Lacee meaning, short names for Lacey, baby name Lachee, name Lachey origin, Lachi meaning, Lachie meaning, Lachy name popularity, Laci name, Lacie meaning and origin, Lacy meaning of name, Lagi meaning and origin, Lais name, name Lajos meaning (Hungarian), short names for Lashi (English), nicknames for Lasho (English), Laskey meaning and origin, Laski meaning and origin, Laskie definition, and Lasky meaning.

The baby name Lewis fun facts:

The name Lewis in reverse order is "Siwel".

The numerological value of the name Lewis is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Lewis?

Lewis is in the top names in USA.