Ludovic

Ludovic m

English and Scottish: from Latin Ludovicus, the form used in medieval documents to represent the Germanic name Hludwig (see LUDWIG (SEE Ludwig), LOUIS (SEE Louis)). In the Highlands it came to be used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Maol Dòmhnaich ‘devotee of the Lord’, probably because both contained the same succession of sounds: l-d-o-v-c(h). It has survived as a traditional given name in the Grant family, sometimes taking the form LEWIS (SEE Lewis) or Louis.

Short form: Ludo.