Lewies Blog

So I was starting to wonder about my own name, Lewis. What is the meaning behind the name of Lewis? The mystery of names is sometimes so powerful that you can not stop wondering about it. There was only one thing to cure this curiosity that I had about my name.

A common dictionary will state the following:

Lewis: A dovetailed iron tenon made of several parts and designed to fit into a dovetail mortise in a large stone so that it can be lifted by a hoisting apparatus. Also called lewisson.

I am not a thing, but it is a little funny to see Lewis in a dictionary. I was really happy to see that there wasn’t some foul picture next to the term, as children often tease about. I did a little searching on the internet and found many different meanings for the name Lewis. Most meanings were of a famouse fighter or warrior.

1. Famouse or renowned fighter
2. (Teutonic) “famous war.” Another form is Louie. Lewis is also an English adaptation of the Celtic Llewellyn. Heroic, self-sacrificing. He is inclined to be headstrong but has an unimpeachable sense of honour.
3. (German) Famous in Battle; famous warrior
4. (Old English) Famous Warrior
5. (Old German, French) renowned fighter.
6. (German) Famous Warrior
7. lonely, sad git, bit of a tosser

All seemed reasonable meanings for Lewis except the last one. It looked like a list of funny definitions of common names.

I also came accross a few links showing how to write my name in other languages. I found the Mayan and Elvish languages to be attractive and tried my hand at writing “Lewis” with them. I think I got a little carried away with the Mayan one.

Here are som links to the different languages that you can try out on your own.

• Mayan Glyphs
• Inuit (Eskimo)
• Egyptian
• Babylonian
• Viking Runes
• Chinease
• Japanese
• Hawaiian (Lewis is Kaulana and Lui.)
• Elvish
• Latin (Lewis Moten of US is Lodovico Moten)
• Baybayin

Tags: Lewis, Names, Glyphs, Meanings, Mysteries, Definitions, Languages

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