Ludovic
English
Etymology
From French Ludovic, from Medieval Latin Lūdovīcus.
Proper noun
Ludovic
- A male given name from French [in turn from Latin].
- 1922, Donald A[lexander] Mackenzie, “Neolithic Trade and Industries”, in Ancient Man in Britain, London; Glasgow; Bombay: Blackie and Son […], →OCLC, page 85:
- Mr. Ludovic Mann, the Glasgow archæologist, has, however, compiled interesting data regarding one of the local industries that bring out the resource and activities of early man.
- 1953, Melville Harcourt, chapter XII, in The Impudent Dreamer: The Story of Tubby Clayton […], New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC, page 201:
- The charm and tact of Sir Ludovic Charles Porter were to carry him over the next few months, and prove, in themselves, an inestimable asset to Toc H.
- 2009 October 21, Robert D[ennis] McFadden, “British Journalist, Ludovic Kennedy, Dies at 89”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 January 2018:
- Ludovic Kennedy, a British author, broadcaster and investigative journalist who campaigned against miscarriages of justice and religious dogmatism and in support of euthanasia and independence for his native Scotland, died Sunday in Salisbury, England.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Lūdovīcus. Doublet of Louis, which was inherited, as well as Clovis, used as a historical term.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ludovic m
- a male given name
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Lūdovīcus.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Ludovic m
- a male given name from Latin