Aloysius
Origin
Latin
Syllables
4
Peak era
1890s/1920s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
famous warrior, same root as Louis and Ludwig (Provençal form); famously borne by the young Jesuit saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Popularity, 1890–2024
peak 1890s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aloysius peaked in the 1890s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.
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