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Names like Luis

Luis is a two-syllable Spanish name that ends in -is. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same sound

Two syllables, ending the same way as Luis.

Lewis Germanic · famous warrior (English form of Louis); famously borne by Lewis Latimer, inventor who improved the carbon filament lightbulb and drafted patents for Edison and Bell
Ellis English · surname form of Elias, "Yahweh is my God"
Davis English · from the English surname Davis, "son of David" (David: Hebrew doḏ, "beloved" or "uncle")
Otis Germanic · from a surname derived from Otto/Odo, Germanic name meaning wealth or fortune

The same roots

Also Spanish names, from the tradition Luis comes from.

Carlos Spanish · the Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, from the Germanic karl, "man"; kings of Spain wore it, and everyday families across Latin America never let it go. A cornerstone Hispanic classic with easy warmth
Cesar Spanish · form of Caesar, a Roman family name
Cristian Spanish · Romanian form of Christian, and a Spanish, Italian and Portuguese variant
Jorge Spanish · farmer, earth-worker; famously borne by Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer of labyrinthine short fiction

The same feel

Also classic and international names.

Lukas Greek · German form of Luke, traditionally "man from Lucania"
Faris Arabic · means 'knight' or 'horseman'
Davi Portuguese · "beloved," the Brazilian Portuguese form of David, from the Hebrew Dawid; the shepherd-king's name in the spelling Brazil made its own, one of the country's most given boy names of the 2010s and 2020s
Pablo Spanish · form of Paul, Latin "small, humble"

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Luis, on a similar curve.

Andres Spanish · manly, brave (honoring revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio)
Reyes Spanish · 'kings', from Spanish rey
Elvis Scandinavian · meaning uncertain, possibly all-wise (Norse Alviss) or Irish Ailbhe
Boris Russian · fighter, warrior
The full Luis page: meaning, origin and 130 years of records
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