Clovis

English Etymology Borrowed from French fr Clovis, from en frk *Hlūdawīg *Hlōdowig, the same Germanic source as French fr Louis, Dutch nl Lodewijk and German de Ludwig, see there for further information. en Louis Ludwig. The New Mexican city was named after a Frankish king; the Native American site and culture were named after this city. Pronunciation en /ˈkloʊvɪs/ GA Proper noun en male borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history. en city/county seat co/Curry County in central northeastern s/New Mexico c/USA. en city co/Fresno County s/California c/USA. en archaeology A particular site that contains evidence of an early Native American culture; the culture associated with this site. Derived terms en Clovis point Translations male given name Finnish: fi Klodvig Georgian: ka ხლოდვიგი Italian: it Clodoveo Portuguese: pt Clóvis m Swedish: sv Klodvig See also Clovis culture Anagrams en cilosv Volsci French Etymology From the name of the Frankish king Clovis I. Borrowed from fr la-med Clodovicus, la Clodovechus (cf. also the form la Ludovicus), the Latinised form of fr frk *Hlūdawīg *Hlōdowig. fr Louis was derived from the same source, but developed naturally within French instead of being borrowed from the older form of the name. Compare also fr Ludovic. Cognate to de Ludwig and nl Lodewijk, which see for more information. Pronunciation Cloviss fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Clovis.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Clovis.wav France Proper noun m fr male, notably of four Frankish kings Descendants 1 en Clovis Norman Etymology Borrowed from nrf la-med Clodovicus. Proper noun nrf proper noun m nrf male