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Originally Posted by Milesian
Ah, interesting.
My guess had been that Louis was derived from the Celtic name "Lugh" (not sure what the Gaulish variation would have been, but likely the same or similar.)
Thanks for correcting me
YW In Gaulish it was Lug I guess (if the God is concerned). On the other hand, a lot of cities were named after Lug.
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