Given name & surname
Lodovico
“loud, famous”
Lodovico is used as a given name and a surname. Lodovico is connected with Louis.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lodovico is a form of Ludovico. Ludovico goes back to Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, meaning “loud, famous.”
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Where it comes from
Lodovico is a variant of Lodewuk. An origin associated with Lodewuk is Scandinavian. In Italian use, Lodovico is a form of Louis. An origin associated with Louis is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Lodovico is used as a form of Louis.
The story
In Italian use, Lodovico is a form of Louis. The history of Louis gives this family its wider story. Louis has a history of use among French royal or aristocratic families.
Explained through its name family
Lodovico’s family of names
Lodovico shares a linguistic root with Louis. In Italian usage, Lodovico has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ludwig. Lodovico has a related form in Louis.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lodovico
- Lodovico FerrariItalian mathematician (1522–1565)
- Lodovico Grossi da ViadanaItalian composer, teacher and Franciscan friar1560–1627
- Lodovico AltieriItalian Catholic cardinal and Servant of God (1805-1867)
- Lodovico PavoniItalian Roman Catholic saint and priest who administered in Brescia1784–1849
- Lodovico DolceItalian theorist of painting (1508–1568)
- Lodovico GiustiniItalian composer1685–1743
- Lodovico CastelvetroItalian philosopher and literary theorist (c.1505–1556)
- Lodovico GuicciardiniItalian historian (1521-1589)
- Lodovico BuglioItalian Jesuit active in China1606–1682
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