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Aloysius (/æləˈwɪʃəs/ al-ə-WISH-əs) is a given name. It is a Latinisation of the names Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and other cognate names (traditionally in Medieval Latin as Ludovicus or Chlodovechus), ultimately from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *Hlūdawīgą ("famous battle"). In the US, the name is rare, with babies receiving the name less than 0.001% since the 1940s and mainly among Roman Catholics, according to Social Security Administration data. It is more common in Liberia.

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Among the famous holders of this name are:

Real people

  • Alois Alzheimer
  • Aloysius Ambrozic
  • Aloysius Bertrand
  • Aloysius Gonzaga (St Aloysius)
  • James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, Irish novelist and poet
  • Aloysius Lilius 1510-1576 doctor, astronomer, philosopher and chronologist; the "primary author" of the proposal that, after modifications, became the basis of the Gregorian Calendar reform of 1582, which is now the internationally accepted civil calendar
  • Aloysius Schmitt
  • Aloysius Stepinac
  • Aloysius Szymanski, given name for Baseball Hall of Famer Al Simmons
  • James Farley, Politician whose given name was James Aloysius Farley
  • John Aloysius Fahey
  • Aloysius John Jordan (1906-1957), English rugby league footballer of the 1930s
  • Petrus Aloysius (19 November 1503 – 10 September 1547), Duke of Piacenza and illegitimate son of Pope Paul III
  • R. A. Lafferty
  • Aloysius Pieris, Sri Lankan Sinhala Jesuit priest
  • James Aloysius Carroll is a Canadian actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Patrick Aloysius Ewing, Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player

    • Fictional characters

    Only name:

  • Aloysius, the music master representing Palestrina in the important 18th century counterpoint textbook Gradus ad Parnassum
  • Aloysius, Hudsucker Company Janitor, and Sidney J. Mussburger's spy, in The Hudsucker Proxy
  • Aloysius, who along with Mert was one of two non-existent members of the Soggy Bottom Boys in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • Aloysius, Lord Sebastian Flyte's beloved teddy bear in Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited
  • Owloysius, owl and nighttime assistant to Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
  • Aloysius, Lord Castleroy, (played by Michael Therriault), is the imprisoned husband of Greer Norwood in the TV series Reign
  • Aloysius, the police chief (played by William Demarest) in the movie, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

    • First name:

  • Aloysius Abercrombie, the narrator of the song My Name is Mud by the band Primus, (spelled "Alowishus" in the liner notes)
  • Aloysius Beauvier, main character played by Cherry Jones in the 2004 award-winning play Doubt: A Parable and by Meryl Streep in the 2008 film Doubt
  • Aloysius Binewski, patriarch of the carnival family in the book Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
  • Aloysius Creevey, character in the show Skins
  • Aloysius Knight, bounty hunter and guardian of Shane Schofield, in the book Scarecrow, by Matthew Reilly
  • Aloysius McGillicuddy, putative inventor of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
  • Aloysius "Loafers" McGuire, Chicago mob hitman originally from Ireland, in the book Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
  • Aloysius Minch, father of Porky Minch, one of the main antagonists in the videogame EarthBound and Mother 3
  • Aloysius O'Hare, the antagonist in the 2012 film The Lorax
  • Aloysius P. (Jingles) Jones, sidekick of Wild Bill Hickock on TVs The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock
  • Aloysius Umbongo N’Danga O’Reilly, fictional character in the song "Baguette Dilemma for the Booker Prize Guy" by the band Half Man Half Biscuit on their 2014 album Urge for Offal
  • Aloysius Parker the chauffeur of Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds
  • Aloysius Pendergast, protagonist of several novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
  • Aloysius Pig, Orson's pushy cousin in Garfield and Friends
  • Aloysius Samberly, SSR lab tech on Marvel's Agent Carter
  • Aloysius Snuffleupagus ("Mr. Snuffleupagus") of Sesame Street
  • Aloysius Starkweather, patriarch of the Starkweather family in Shadowhunters-The Infernal Devices.
  • Aloysius Wolf, protagonist in a regular feature of Highlights for Children from 1951–1993
  • Aloysius is also revealed to be the name of the Big Bad Wolf (via his older brother Phil) in "The Big Good Wolf", episode 4b of the 2015 TV series Goldie & Bear

    • as middle name:

  • Anthony Aloysius Hancock, full name of eponymous character in Hancock's Half Hour, played by Tony Hancock
  • Bartholomew Aloysius Lash, a fictional Western character in the DC Universe
  • Francis Aloysius Phelan, the protagonist of William Kennedy's 1983 novel Ironweed
  • Frederick Aloysius "The Ogre" Palowakski, a character in the film Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (though in Revenge of the Nerds his middle initial was listed as W)
  • Lynn Aloysius Belvedere ("Mr. Belvedere")
  • Ryan Aloysius Lavery of All My Children
  • Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan, a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
  • Theodore Aloysius "Theo" Huxtable, The Cosby Show
  • Thomas Aloysius Gilhooley, played by Lee Marvin in the 1963 film Donovan's Reef
  • Waldo Aloysius Johnston III was the Antagonist of the 1994 film adaptation of The Little Rascals
  • Pee-Wee Aloysius Herman, Pee Wee's Playhouse
  • Bartholomew Aloysius Dylan, full name of Barry Dylan from Archer

    • Education

  • St Aloysius' College

    • References

    Aloysius Wikipedia
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