Ludovicus or Ludowicus is a Latinized form of the Germanic masculine given name Hludwig ("Louis"). It has been used as a baptismal name in the Low Countries, especially in Belgium; bearers often use(d) Lodewijk or short forms like Lode, Lou, Louis, or Ludo in daily life. People with the name include:Latinized nameLudovicus Blosius, Belgian monk and mystical writer Ludovicus Cappellus, French Protestant churchman and scholar Ludovicus Carrio Brugensis, Flemish humanist and classical scholar Ludovicus Episcopius, Flemish composer Ludovicus Finsonius, Flemish Baroque painter Ludovicus Mamburgus, French Jesuit and historian Ludovicus Molinaeus, French Huguenot physician and controversialist in England Ludovicus Nonnius, Flemish physician and humanist Ludovicus Rabus, German Lutheran theologian Ludovicus a S. Carolo, French Carmelite scholar, writer and bibliographer Ludovicus Sanctus, Flemish Benedictine monk and music theorist Ludovicus Thomassinus, French theologian and Oratorian Ludovicus Tubero (1459–1527), Ragusan historian Ludovicus Casparus Valckenarius, Dutch classical scholar Ludovicus Vives, Valencian scholar and humanist in the Southern NetherlandsAdopted/monastic nameLudovicus Baba, Japanese Franciscan missionary and saint Ludovicus de Beaumanoir, pseudonym of Louis Richeome (1544–1625), French Jesuit theologian and controversialist. Ludovicus Sasada, Japanese Franciscan missionary and saintBirth nameLudovicus F.J. "Louis" Ancot (1803–1836), Flemish pianist Ludovicus Henricus "Lode" Baekelmans (1879–1965), Belgian naturalist writer Ludovicus de Bisschop (c.1520–1595), Flemish composer P. Ludovicus "Louis" Brion (1782–1821), Belgian-Curaçaon officer, admiral for Venezuela and Colombia Ludovicus "Louis" de Dieu (1590–1642), Dutch Protestant minister and orientalist Ludovicus Makeblijde (1565–1630), Flemish Jesuit, poet and hymn writer Ludovicus Neefs (1617–c.1649), Flemish Baroque painter Ludovicus Jacobus "Lodewijk" Rogier (1894–1974), Dutch teacher and historian Ludovicus Schoenmaekers, Belgian swimmer Ludovicus Stornebrink (1847–1941), Dutch-born Japanese businessman Ludovicus M. M. Van Iersel (1893–1987), Dutch-born Sergeant in the United States Army Ludovicus Carolus "Lode" Zielens (1901–1944), Belgian novelist and journalist