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Aloysius

//æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs// name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.

    "Mr and Mrs Aloysius Kirby announced the marriage of their daughter Katherine – I knew neither the girl nor the man she was marrying. They must be circularizing the town. It was a funny name. I felt sure I could remember anybody with a name like Aloysius. It was a good Catholic name."

Etymology

Latinization of Occitan [Term?], an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis.

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