Clovis
From the Germanic Hludwig, combining hlud, "fame", and wig, "battle": "famous in battle".
Meaning and origin
Clovis is the standard modern spelling of a Frankish royal name recorded in Latin chronicles as Chlodovechus or Clodovicus and, in its original Germanic form, as Hludwig.
How to pronounce Clovis
| French (Belgium) | kloh-VEESS /klɔ.vis/ |
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