Lovis is a unisex name of German origin, derived from Ludwig and Lovisa, which are respectively the German forms of Louis and Louise. The name is composed of the Germanic elements "hild" meaning "battle" or "war" and "frið" meaning "peace". Therefore, Lovis can be interpreted as "peaceful warrior". It has been used in Germany since the Middle Ages but remains relatively rare outside of that country.
The name Lovis experienced a minor peak with six births in 1930 before returning to five births annually in subsequent years up until 1933, resulting in a total of twenty-six births over this period.