THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Lewis
Lewis is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including LA Tenorio. This snapshot links the name to 1 distinct Wikidata person record. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.
A male given name from Frankish.
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People with the name Lewis
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
LA Tenorio
Filipino basketball player (born 1984)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: LA Tenorio
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Lewis in the birth records
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Similar names to Lewis
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Lei♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Leif♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Lelia·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Leni·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Lenin·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Lerwin·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Levi·Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Leví♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
What rhymes with Lewis?
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- Wikidata given-name item Q768196 — Lewis (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — LA Tenorio (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q768196 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lewis (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.