Aloysius

[al-oh-ish-uhs]

noun

1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “famous warrior.”

Aloysius

/ ˌæləʊˈɪʃəs /

noun

1. Saint. full name Aloysius Luigi Gonzaga . 1568–91, Italian Jesuit who died nursing plague victims; the patron saint of youth. Feast day: June 21

Example Sentences

During the outburst, McQuaide seemed to channel Sister Aloysius — Meryl Streep’s character in the 2008 film “Doubt,” — when he loudly questioned Williams, saying “We want to put these rumors to rest. Can you answer this for me, fact or fiction?”

From Los Angeles Times

Aloysius Tyrone Foster was born in 1943 in Richmond, Va., but grew up in Harlem in a family of musicians.

From Los Angeles Times

Born Jan 22, 1937, Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr. grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pa., where his father worked in a steel mill and, for a time, was the city’s police chief.

From Los Angeles Times

He was also well known as the voice of Aloysius Parker, the butler and chauffeur in 1960s TV series Thunderbirds and its film sequels.

From BBC

“Several structures were engulfed in flames, thanks to a fire cyclone allegedly drawn by Nichole Blake using illegal wandcraft magic. The twelve-year-old remains on the run with the Msaidizi; however, her brother, Alexander, and an unidentified Unremarkable boy have been taken into Guardian custody. The minors are being detained for questioning. General Sharpe and Elder Aloysius Evergreen had this to say.”

From Literature