Italian · Boy name
Ludovico
“famous in battle”
About the name Ludovico
Ludovico is the Italian form of Ludovicus, the Latin version of the Germanic Ludwig, built from hlud, famous, and wig, battle. It is the Italian counterpart of the French Louis. Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan and nicknamed il Moro, employed Leonardo da Vinci and commissioned The Last Supper. The poet Ludovico Ariosto wrote the chivalric epic Orlando Furioso, one of the landmarks of Italian Renaissance literature. The contemporary composer Ludovico Einaudi also bears the name. Lodovico is an older spelling.
- Meaning
- famous in battle
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- loo-doh-VEE-koh(4 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Ludwig
- Lodovico
- Ludovicus
- Louis
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Middle names for Ludovico
- Ludovico Giovanni
- Ludovico Alessandro
- Ludovico Maria
- Ludovico James
- Ludovico Antonio
Questions about Ludovico
- What does Ludovico mean?
- Ludovico is an Italian name meaning "famous in battle".
- How do you pronounce Ludovico?
- Ludovico is pronounced loo-doh-VEE-koh, with emphasis on the third syllable.
- What are variants of Ludovico?
- Variants of Ludovico include Ludwig, Lodovico, Ludovicus, Louis.
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