Ludvig

Scandinavian variation of Ludwig, German

"famous warrior"

Ludvig Origin and Meaning

The name Ludvig is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "famous warrior".

Unlikely to catch on in the Anglophone world, where parent name Ludwig still conjures up images of Beethoven. But Ludvig actually ranks among the top boy names in Norway and Sweden, while German form Ludwig ranks among the Top 100 boy names in Germany and Ludovico is cool in Italty.

Ludvig Popularity

• 15 Sweden 2022
• 14 Norway 2023

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Famous People Named Ludvig

• Anton Ludvig Alvestad Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
• Christian Ludvig Diriks Norwegian Minister of Auditing and Minister of Postal Affairs
• Christofer Rutger Ludvig Manderström Swedish , Norwegian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
• Fredrik Ludvig Konow Norwegian Minister of Finance
• Johan Ludvig Danish Minister of state
• Ludvig Almqvist Swedish politician
• Ludvig Aubert Norwegian Minister of Justice
• Ludvig Daae Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
• Ludvig Holstein Holsteinborg, Danish politician
• Ludvig Holstein Ledreborg, Danish politician
• Johan Ludvig Heiberg Danish poet and critic
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg Finland,Swedish poet
• Ludvig Holberg Danish,Norwegian writer and playwright
• Ludvig G. Braathen Norwegian shipping magnate and founder of the Braathens airline
• Ludvig Engsund Swedish ice hockey goaltender
• Ludvig Faddeev Russian theoretical physicist and mathematician
• Ludvig Hektoen American pathologist
• Ludvig Mylius Erichsen, Danish explorer
• Ludvig Nobel Swedish engineer, businessman and humanitarian
• Ludvig Schytte Danish composer, pianist, and teacher
• Ludvig Strigeus Swedish programmer
• Carl Ludvig Engel German architect
• Ernst Ludvig Ipsen American portrait painter
• Harald Ludvig Westergaard Danish statistician and economist