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Chlothar

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Chlothar
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/nameGermanic
Meaning"Famous warrior"
Region of originEurope
Other names
Related namesLothar

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:

References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Jungandreas and Hans H. Anton (1981). "Chlothar I." Germanische Altertumskunde Online.