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“loud, famous” + “commander, warrior”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Chlothar is a masculine given name documented in English and German. English Wiktionary records the meaning ““loud, famous” + “commander, warrior””.
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Meaning: “loud, famous” + “commander, warrior”
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Chlōtharius, from Frankish *Hlōdhari, ultimately from From Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *harjaz (“commander, warrior”). Cognate with Old English Hloþhere, German Lothar.
althochdeutscher Name, der aus den Wörtern hlut (laut) und heri (Heer, Krieger) zusammengesetzt ist
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