Luigi (name)

Luigi is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of the German name Ludwig, through the Latinization Ludovicus, corresponding to the French form Louis and its anglicized variant Lewis.

Luigi
PronunciationItalian: [luˈiːdʒi]
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameLudwig (Chlodwig)
Meaningrenowned/famous warrior
Region of originItaly
Other names
Related namesLouis, Lewis, Ludvik, Aloysius, Weegee,

Other forms of the same name in Italian are the names Ludovico, Clodoveo, Aloísio and Alvise, the last form being more frequent in the Veneto region. A derived feminine name is Luigina.

People with the given name Luigi

Italian royalty
  • Prince Luigi Amedeo (1873–1933), Italian Prince
  • Luigi "Geno" Auriemma (born March 23, 1954), Head Women’s Basketball Coach at the University of Connecticut. He is also known as the “GOAT” as he has led UConn to eleven NCAA Division I national championships, the most in women's college basketball history.

Crime and law

Engineering and mathematics

Film and television

Journalism and literature
  • Luigi Alamanni (1495–1556), poet and statesman
  • Luigi Albertini (1871–1941), journalist and antifascist
  • Luigi Ballerini (born 1940), poet, professor, and historian of gastronomy
  • Luigi Bartolini (1892–1963), writer, poet, and painter
  • Luigi Barzini, Jr. (1908–1984), Italian-American journalist
  • Luigi Barzini, Sr. (1874–1947), journalist, war correspondent, and writer
  • Luigi Capuana (1839–1915), author, journalist, and member of the Verist movement
  • Luigi Chiarelli (1880–1947), playwright, theatre critic, and writer of short stories
  • Luigi Da Porto (1485–1529), writer and storiographer
  • Luigi Fabbri (1877–1935), anarchist, writer, agitator, and propagandist
  • Luigi Fontanella (born 1943), poet, critic, translator, playwright, and novelist
  • Luigi Freddi (1895–1977), journalist and politician
  • Luigi Malerba (1927–2008), author and co-founder of the Gruppo 63
  • Luigi Meneghello (1922–2007), contemporary writer and scholar
  • Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936), writer
  • Luigi Pulci (1432–1484), poet best known for Morgante
  • Luigi Tansillo (1510–1568), poet of the Petrarchian and Marinist schools
  • Luigi Ugolini (1891–1980), writer

Military, nobility, and politics

Music

Religion

Science

Sports

Luigi "Geno" Auriemma (born March 23, 1954) head women’s basketball coach at the University of Connecticut, has won 11 National Championships.

Football

Racing

Other

Visual arts

Other fields
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See also

References
  1. "Boccherini, Luigi," Grove Music Online (11 December 2009)
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