Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
masc. proper name, from Medieval Latin Aloisius, from Old French Loois (see Louis).
Wikipedia
Aloysius is a given name. It is a Latinisation of the names Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and so on (traditionally Latinised Ludovicus or Chlodovechus). It has Germanic origins and means, "fame in war." In the US, the name is rare, with babies receiving the name less than 0.001% since the 1940s, according to Social Security Administration data. It is more common in Liberia.
Among the famous holders of this name are:
Aloysius is Lord Sebastian Flyte's teddy bear in Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited (1945).
The model for Aloysius was Archibald Ormsby-Gore, the beloved teddy bear of John Betjeman, Waugh's friend at Oxford. The bear is likely named after the catholic saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
Aloysius, and in particular his representation in the 1981 television adaptation of the novel, is credited with having triggered the late-20th century teddy bear renaissance. He was depicted by a teddy bear named Delicatessen, owned by the actor Peter Bull.
Usage examples of "aloysius".
He had a profound dislike of Aloysius Royce who combined the role of personal valet to the hotel owner, Warren Trent, with the study of law at Loyola University.
A quarter century later, when the old man died, his son Aloysius, who had been born and raised in the St.
She was aware dimly of Aloysius Royce returning, of being helped from the bed into a dressing gown, and being escorted quickly and quietly down a silent corridor.
It was one of the two names Aloysius Royce had given him when they talked briefly after leaving Marsha.
Scowling at his own dismal thoughts, the hotel proprietor limped into the dining room where Aloysius Royce had laid a breakfast table.
At other times they argued heatedly, mostly when Aloysius rose-as he knew he was expected to-to conversational hooks which Warren Trent baited.
And yet, despite their intimacy and the knowledge that he could take liberties which Warren Trent would never tolerate in others, Aloysius Royce was conscious of a hairline border never to be crossed.
Involuntarily, Peter glanced toward Aloysius Royce who had come into the room and was arranging a pile of magazines.
Striding away down the fifteenth-floor corridor, as Aloysius Royce closed the suite door behind him, he reflected that his encounters with Warren Trent invariably went the same way.
Obediently she described the sequence of events beginning with her departure from the dance floor and ending with the welcome arrival of Aloysius Royce.
He had selected it from a cherry-wood humidor proffered him by Aloysius Royce, and its richness mingled agreeably on his palate with the Louis XIII cognac which had accompanied coffee.
Instantly Aloysius Royce was beside her, proffering a fresh one and deftly lighting it.
There seemed no point in explaining that Aloysius Royce would shortly graduate from law school and presumably have other ideas affecting his own future.
There is a further statement made and signed by Aloysius Royce, the hotel employee you assaulted, confirming my report and describing what happened immediately after his arrival.
He hummed softly to himself as he showered and afterward was shaved by Aloysius Royce.