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The
Personal Name
of
Germanic
origin that primarily saw use in
Europe
before the year
1000 AD
. Several locales and persons of
Historical
importance have borne this name.
The ancestral
Cognate
of the modern
Proper
Paronym
s ''Louis'' (
French
), ''Ludwig'' (
German
), ''Ludovico'' (
Italian
) and ''Lodewijk'' (
Dutch
).
Ancient variants of the name Clovis/Louis include ''Chlovis'', ''Chlodwig'', ''Chlodowic'', ''Chlodowech'' and ''Hludowic''.
In the
Merovingian
Dynasty
, three
Kings
of the
Salian Franks
bore the name ''Clovis'':
---
Clovis I
(the first Merovingian ruler) reigned
481
–
511
---
Clovis II
reigned
637
–
655
---
Clovis III
reigned
675
–
676
---
Clovis IV
reigned
691
–
695
Two
Municipalities
in the
United States
are called ''Clovis'':
---
Clovis
,
California
---
Clovis
,
New Mexico
Clovis Dardentor
is the name of the central character of the homonymous fiction novel, written by
Jules Verne
.
Clovis Sangrail is the name of a character in the books of
Saki
(H.H.Munro)
The
Paleo Indian
Clovis Culture
of
North America
is named for
Artifact
s discovered near Clovis, New Mexico.
