My middle name is Ludovic and I love Ludo as a nickname, it makes me feel good about myself to hear it used on me. I'm a bit surprised that so little people (at least on this site, according to the ratings) actually like it.
This name is cool and very unusual. Most people, in the USA anyway, have never heard of it and would probably think of it as weird. I think it sounds much better, and WAY more masculine than the similar (but ugly) name Louis.
― Anonymous User 12/18/2019
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Ludo is a character in the Disney show "Star Vs the Forces of Evil". He starts out as the villain, but gets eventually redeemed towards the end of the series.
Ludo is a character in the 1986 fantasy David Bowie film Labyrinth.
― Anonymous User 12/29/2005
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The kind, monstrous furry character "Ludo" from "The Labyrinth" is a very personable and nice character, resembling a huge version of one of the Wild Things, from the noted children's book "Where the Wild Things Are." Ludo has the following interesting characteristics:Thick Fur Penetrating Call (a bellow) Large Horns, much like a bull or minotaur Heavy brow ridge, not unlike a neanderthal. Which would probably serve a crucial function by keeping the sun out of his eyes. If the character Ludo were an example of a real organism, we could suppose that his vision might be more sensitive to light than the average human, that he might or might not be able to see color, and that perhaps he has a very keen sense of smell. His ability to speak English seems limited, slow and ponderous in an endearing way. MOST interestingly, he seems to have telekinesis, but FOR ROCKS ONLY. To use this capability, he needs to bellow. When asked how he can do this amazing thing, he will explain about this is to say "Rocks friends."
• https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ludo (in Dutch)
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Ludo/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/fsTYa4Tzh-0 (in Dutch; this bearer is Flemish and the name is said at 0:05)
Converted to IPA, it should be: /'ly.do:/ [noted -ed]