Lewis
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- //ˈluːɪs//
A male given name from Frankish.
proper noun
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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.
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.
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.
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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”.
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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.
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A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Montezuma County, Colorado.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Vigo County, Indiana.
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A locale in the United States: A minor city in Cass County, Iowa.
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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.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri; named for landowner Howell Lewis.
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A locale in the United States: A town in Essex County, New York; named for Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York.
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A locale in the United States: A town in Lewis County, New York; named for its county, itself for Morgan Lewis.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
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A locale in the United States: A town in Essex County, Vermont; named for landowners Nathan, Sevignior and Timothy Lewis.
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A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin; named for founder Charles E. Lewis.
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A locale in the United States: A ghost town in California.
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A locale in the United States: A number of townships, listed under Lewis Township.
Etymology
From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.
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A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Etymology
An anglicization of Irish Lobhaois, itself from Old French Louis.
proper noun
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A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Etymology
An adopted anglicization of Welsh Llywelyn, from Old Welsh, from Proto-Brythonic *Lluɣβelen, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus + *Belinos, whose origin is disputed; see Belenus.
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Variant of the Isle of LewisEllipsis of the Isle of Lewis: an island of Scotland, United Kingdom.
Etymology
Derived from Scottish Gaelic Leòdhas, of uncertain origin; traditionally referred to Old Norse Ljóðahús, from ljóð (“song, poem”) + hús (“house”); but may be related to the Pictish name of the island recorded in Ptolemy's Geography as Λίμνου (Límnou).
Forms
- plural
- Lewises
Lewis · A male given name from Frankish.
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