Standard transliteration of the German name "Ludwig." The two highest-profile bearers in Chinese contexts are
路德维希·
凡·
贝多芬 (Ludwig van Beethoven) and
路德维希·
维特根斯坦 (Ludwig Wittgenstein).
路德 alone is the standard rendering of "Luther" (as in Martin Luther
马丁·
路德), and
维希 fills out the "-wig" ending.