English
Louisville
From Louis + -ville, named after King Louis XVI of France.
Formed from Louis + -ville
Frankish *Hlūdawīg
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Old French Looïs
Middle French Loïs
French Louis
French louis ‘a louis (coin)’
English Louis
The story
From Louis + -ville, named after King Louis XVI of France.
Today it means
name A town in Barbour County, Alabama.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Louisville