Question: is aloysius an irish name?
Answer: ALABHAOIS, genitive — id. (the same), Aloys, Aloysius; Teutonic — Hlúdwig, famous battle, Frankish — Hluodowig, Cluodowic, Cludowich (Latin — Chlodovisus and Ludovicus), Clovis, Clouis, French — Louis, Provençal Aloys (Latin — Aloysius); adopted in Ireland in honour of St. Aloysius Gonzaga.