Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /xloːθ.wiːj/(Old English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsHloþwig, Hloðewig Meaning & History Old English form of Louis, deriving from Germanic Hludwig. This is the form of Louis that was present in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, where it was replaced with Middle English Lewis and Lowis.