Clovis (given name)

Clovis
Gender Male
Other names
Related names Louis, Lewis, Ludovic, Ludovico, Luigi, Luis, Ludwig, Lodewijk
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Clovis is the modern conventional French (and thence English) form of the Old Frankish name Chlodowig (*Hlōdowig "famous in battle"), equivalent to the modern forms Louis (French) and Ludwig (German).

Frankish royalty

Modern use

Because of the importance of Clovis I in the national historiography of France, the form Clovis has been occasionally revived beginning in the 19th century. In the same period, the form Chlodwig has seen some limited use in Germany.[1]

Fictional characters

References

  1. The name Chlodwig is not now in use as a given name in Germany, but it exists as a surname, with a very limited (five individuals) found in the German phonebook as of 2013; see verwandt.de. Somewhat more widespread as a surname is the variant Klodwig (67 entries; verwandt.de

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