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Boy name origins & meanings
- Old German : Famous warrior
- German : Famed warrior
- German : Famous fighter
Boy name variations
How Popular Is The Name Ludwig
Family name origins & meanings
- German and Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hlod ‘fame’ + wīg ‘war’. This was the name of the founder of the Frankish dynasty, recorded in Latin chronicles as Chlodovechus (see Louis), and Ludovicus, which became German Ludwig. This became a hereditary name in the Wittelsbach family, the royal family of Bavaria.