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Aloysius
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English
Etymology
en ine-pro *ḱlew-
Latinization of en oc Aloys, an Occitan form of Louis. en Louis.
Pronunciation
en /æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/ /æl.əʊˈɪs.ɪəs/ RP
en /əˈlɔɪʃəs/ SG,Philippines
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Proper noun
en male Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
en 1927 w:Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises IV Mr and Mrs Aloysius Kirby announced the marriage of their daughter Katherine – I knew neither the girl nor the man she was marrying. They must be circularizing the town. It was a funny name. I felt sure I could remember anybody with a name like Aloysius. It was a good Catholic name.
Translations
male given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿洛伊修斯 Āluòyīxiūsī, cmn 類思 Lèisī Catholic
Czech: cs Alois
French: fr Aloïs m
German: de Alois
Alemannic German: gsw Alewiss
Hungarian: hu Alajos
Italian: it Luigi m, it Aloisio m
Latin: la Aloysius m
Latvian: lv Aloizs m
Polish: pl Alojzy m
Portuguese: pt Aloísio m
Russian: ru Алоиз m
Sicilian: scn Lisi m, scn Luici m, scn Aluìsiu m
Slovak: sk Alojz m
Slovene: sl Alojz, sl Lojze
Vietnamese: vi Aloisiô