Ludovic

Ludovic is a male Prénom.

Etymology

- Germanic top hold , " glorieux" , and wig , " the combattant". See Louis.

- Of Latin Ludus , who wants to say play and vic ; village literally " play in the village"

- Of Latin Ludus , who wants to say play and vic , which comes from vincere in Latin, to overcome; literally " who gains with the jeu".

History

Patron saint was a Spanish missionary of the 16th century, one of the first to denounce the cruelty of his compatriots in South America.

Its festival is the August 25th , the day of the Saint-Louis, origin of this first name.

Popularity

France

116377 people were fore-mentioned Ludovic in France since 1940.

The first name Ludovic figure with the 61e row of the first names most given in France since 1940.

The first name Ludovic was given the most in France in 1977.

In the French area (Corsica) the first name says " Luduvicu"

In 2005,108 Québécois children obtained Ludovic like first name, which then arised to the 59e row the most given first names this year, that is to say 0,7% of the first names given to Québécois male babies.

One also counted 1 Ludivic , 38 Ludovick , 26 Ludovik , 3 Ludovyk and a Ludovic-Martin .

Ludovic counted forever among the 20 male first names most popular per decade in Quebec between 1800 and 2005.

Ludovic famous

Ludovic Nunez (1553 - After 1645): Flemish doctor
Ludovic Vitet (1802 - 1873): Politicking playwright and French
Ludovic Piette (1826 - 1878): Artist-painter
Ludovic Halévy (1834 - 1908): dramatic author, Librettist of operettas and opera and Novelist
Ludovic Trarieux (1840 - 1904): politician
Ludovic Rodo Pissaro (1878 - 1952): Artist-painter
Ludovic Arrachart (1897 - 1933): officer Aviator French and pioneer of the intercontinental raids
Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy (° 1919): Journalist, organizer and British author ; adoubé in 1994 for its services with the Journalism.
Ludovic Freppaz (° 1949): French writer president-founder of S.O.S Battered childs
Ludovic Lagarde (° 1962): French director
Ludovic Roubaudi (° 1963): French writer
Ludovic Debeurme (° 1971): scenario writer and illustrator of French data base
Ludovic Lousteau (° 1973): French rugby player
Ludovic Chancel (° 1975): writer and wire of Sheila and Ringo
Ludovic Giuly (° 1976): French footballer
Ludovic Draper (° 1976): French rugby player
Russet-red Ludovic (° 1979): skier
Ludovic Obraniak (° 1984): French footballer
Ludovic January (° 1934): writer
Ludovic Perrin (°?) : journalist

Places

Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec to the Canada, had imagined on this site to create an imposing city named Ludovica , on the banks of the Rivière Saint-Charles, in homage to the king Louis XIII of France. It is rather the name of Amerindian origin meaning where the river narrows (the Fleuve the St. Lawrence) which survived.

Works of fiction

Ludovic is at the same time the title and the name of the main character of a novel of Fantasy of Daniel Sernine published in 1983.
the first name Ludovic was allotted to Louis de Funès in the " série" gendarmes: The Marshal of the home-chief Ludovic Cruchot.

Category: First name

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