Ludovica
Gender | female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | German |
Meaning | “famous in battle” |
Region of origin | Italy |
Other names | |
Related names | Louis, Louise, Ludovic, Ludovico, Ludwig |
Ludovica or Ludovika or Ludowika is a feminine given name, a counterpart of the masculine names Ludovic or Ludovico and the related Louis or Ludwig. As of 2021, it was among the ten most popular names for newborn girls in Italy.[1]
People
[edit]- Ludovica Albertoni (1473-1533), Italian Roman Catholic noblewoman from the Renaissance period and a professed member of the Third Order of Saint Francis
- Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808-1892), daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Karoline of Baden, and the mother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- Ludovica Caramis (born 1991), Italian model and showgirl
- Ludovica Cavalli (born 2000), Italian athlete
- Maria Ludovica Costa (born 2000), Italian rower for Rowing Club Genovese
- Ludovica Levy (1856-1922), Danish actress, theatre director and theatre critic
- Ludovica Martino (born 1997), Italian actress
- Ludovica Modugno (1949-2021), Italian actress
- Ludovica Sannazzaro, Italian internet personality
- Ludovica Thornam (1853-1896), Danish portrait and genre painter
- Ludovica Torelli (1500-1569), ruling Countess of Guastalla in 1522–1539
- Ludowika Margaretha of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1540-1569), noblewoman
Other uses
[edit]- 292 Ludovica, a Main-belt asteroid
- Ludovica Academy, former military training institute in Hungary