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Aloysius

Noun CEFR B2
æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs

Definitions

A male given name from the Germanic languages, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.

Equivalents

FrançaisAloïs
DeutschAlois
PortuguêsAloísio
5 more languages
ČeštinaAlois
ItalianoAloisioLuigi
LatviešuAloizs
PolskiAlojzy
РусскийАлоиз

Examples

“Mr and Mrs Aloysius Kirby announced the marriage of their daughter Katherine – I knew neither the girl nor the man she was marrying. They must be circularizing the town. It was a funny name. I felt sure I could remember anybody with a name like Aloysius. It was a good Catholic name.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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