The first name Clovis

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About the first name Clovis

Meaning

The name Clovis comes from an old Germanic form related to Louis and evokes “fame in battle”.

Historical origin

The name Clovis comes from Frankish Chlodovech, ancestor of French Louis and the name of the first major Christian Frankish king.

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Clovis belongs to a stock of medieval and royal names transmitted for centuries in French-speaking families.

Pronunciation:clo-visklɔv.i

Frequency of the first name Clovis by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Clovis by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ClovisLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Clovis in baptisms by year.201510501810184818861924196220001810–1814 4 baptisms1815–1819 2 baptisms1820–1824 2 baptisms1825–1829 2 baptisms1830–1834 5 baptisms1835–1839 3 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 4 baptisms1850–1854 10 baptisms1855–1859 12 baptisms1860–1864 5 baptisms1865–1869 12 baptisms1870–1874 3 baptisms1875–1879 7 baptisms1880–1884 7 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms2000–2004 1 baptisms

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