Lewis en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈluːɪs/
Etymology
From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A male given name from Frankish.
And tell false Edward, thy supposed king, That Lewis of France is sending over masquers, To revel it with him and his new bride.
c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr.
2019 November 17, Sarah Holt, “Verstappen wins Brazilian GP as Ferraris collide AND Gasly and Sainz claim first F1 podiums”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2020:They named me Lewis and called me Louie as though my name was Louis, and I never saw the difference until Sammy pointed it out. And even then, I still don't see much difference.
1994, Joseph Heller, Closing Time, →ISBN, page 42:
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(countable, uncountable) An English surname originating as a patronymic.
The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”.
2016 August 31, “GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Mark Watney”, in Industrial Scripts, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2024:
- (countable, uncountable) The title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; one practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before becoming a Worshipful Brother.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Vigo County, Indiana.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Cass County, Iowa.
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(countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Edwards County, Kansas; named for journalist M. M. Lewis.
It’s a bit of a surprise to be driving through farmlands near Lewis, Kansas, and suddenly spot a series of tall chalk towers on the horizon.
2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri; named for landowner Howell Lewis.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Essex County, New York; named for Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Lewis County, New York; named for its county, itself for Morgan Lewis.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A town in Essex County, Vermont; named for landowners Nathan, Sevignior and Timothy Lewis.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin; named for founder Charles E. Lewis.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in California.
- (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States: ▸ A number of townships, listed under Lewis Township.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Lewis Ponds · Lewiston · Lewisville · Lower Lewis Ponds · Lewisian · Trelewis · Lewisporte · Lewis's trilemma · Lewis acid · Isle of Lewis · Mount Lewis · Lewis and Clark County · Lewis Run · Lewis base · Lewisboro · Lewis Center · Lewistown · Holstein-Lewis fracture · Lewis County · Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method