Chlothar
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Gender | Masculine |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Germanic |
Meaning | "Famous warrior" |
Region of origin | Europe |
Other names | |
Related names | Lothar |
Chlothar (Latin Chlotharius; Greek Khlōthários Χλωθάριος; French Clotaire) is a Germanic given name, attested in Old English as Hloþhere, in Old High German as Lothari (Lothair, Lothar), and reconstructed in Frankish as *Hlodhari. It means "famous warrior", as a combination of the Germanic root hlut- (lauded, famous) and the word heri (army, warrior).[1]
It can refer to the following kings of the Franks:
- Chlothar I (497–561)
- Chlothar II (584–629)
- Chlothar III (652–673)
- Chlothar IV (died 719)
References
[edit]- ^ Wolfgang Jungandreas and Hans H. Anton (1981). "Chlothar I." Germanische Altertumskunde Online.