Lewis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈluːɪs/
rhymes: -uːɪs
homophone: Lewes
homophone: Louis
Forms: form: Lewises
Etymology: From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.
Senses: examples: text: And tell false Edward, thy supposed king,
That Lewis of France is sending over masquers,
To revel it with him and his new bride.
ref: c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
text: They named me Lewis and called me Louie as though my name was Louis, and I never saw the difference until Sammy pointed it out. And even then, I still don't see much difference.
ref: 1994, Joseph Heller, Closing Time, →ISBN, page 42:
glosses: A male given name from Frankish.
examples: text: The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”.
ref: 2016 August 31, “GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Mark Watney”, in Industrial Scripts:
glosses: An English surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: The title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; one practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before becoming a Worshipful Brother.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Montezuma County, Colorado.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Vigo County, Indiana.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Cass County, Iowa.
examples: text: It’s a bit of a surprise to be driving through farmlands near Lewis, Kansas, and suddenly spot a series of tall chalk towers on the horizon.
ref: 2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Edwards County, Kansas; named for journalist M. M. Lewis.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri; named for landowner Howell Lewis.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A town in Essex County, New York; named for Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A town in Lewis County, New York; named for its county, itself for Morgan Lewis.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A town in Essex County, Vermont; named for landowners Nathan, Sevignior and Timothy Lewis.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin; named for founder Charles E. Lewis.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A ghost town in California.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A number of townships, listed under Lewis Township.
Derived terms: Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method
Holstein-Lewis fracture
Isle of Lewis
Lewis acid
Lewis and Clark County
Lewis base
Lewis Center
Lewis County
Lewisian
Lewisporte
Lewis's trilemma
Lewiston
Lewistown
Lewisville
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