# Luigi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA [luˈiːdʒi] · frequency rank #20,987

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Louis.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Luigi. Doublet of Ludovico, Luis, Ludwig, and other cognates. The verb sense emerged shortly after the December 2024 killing of American healthcare CEO Brian Thompson; the accused is Luigi Mangione.

## Easily confused with
- **lung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luigi-vs-lung)
- **Luis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luigi-vs-luis)
- **lungs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luigi-vs-lungs)
- **lunge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luigi-vs-lunge)
- **lug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-luigi)
- **Lui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lui-vs-luigi)
- **LIGA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liga-vs-luigi)
- **luge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/luge-vs-luigi)
- **lagi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagi-vs-luigi)
- **Lugo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lugo-vs-luigi)
- **leigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leigh-vs-luigi)

## Common misspellings (6)
`liugi`, `lluigi`, `lugii`, `luiggi`, `luiig`, `uligi`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/luigi