Clovis (given name)


Clovis is the modern conventional French form of the Old Frankish name *Hlōdowik "famous in battle" equivalent to the modern forms Louis, Lodewijk, Lewis, and Ludwig.

Frankish royalty

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.