Louis

[ loo-is or for 2, loo-ee ]
/ ˈlu ɪs or for 2, ˈlu i /

noun

JoeJoseph Louis Barrow,1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”

British Dictionary definitions for joe louis (1 of 2)

louis
/ (ˈluːɪ, French lwi) /

noun plural louis (ˈluːɪz, French lwi)

short for louis d'or

British Dictionary definitions for joe louis (2 of 2)

Louis
/ (ˈluːɪs) /

noun

Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914–81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937–49)