Gender:
Origin:
German
45 famous people named Clovis found on Wikipedia.
2998 male, 627 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
6056-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
634-th in year 1914
Used in: Ancient-Germanic, French
Clovis is the modern conventional French (and thence English) form of the Old Frankish name Chlodowig (*Hlōdowig "famous in battle"), equivalent to the modern forms Louis (French) and Ludwig (German).
Type of prehistoric stone spearpoints, 1943, from Clovis, New Mexico, U.S., near which place they were found. The town is said to have been named for the Frankish king Clovis (Latinized from Frankish Chlodovech, from Germanic masc. proper name *hluda-wigaz "famous in battle," cognate with Ludwig and Louis).
Early form of Ludwig or Louis, derivative of the Germanic personal name Hlodovic, combine of hold (famous, bright) and wig (war). Means: famous warrior.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clovis I | 0466 | First Gallic king |
| 2 | Clovis Cornillac | 1967 | French actor |
| 3 | Clovis II | 0635 | King of Neustria and Burgundy |
| 4 | Sebastian Clovis | 1979 | Canadian football player |
| 5 | Clovis IV | 0678 | King of the Franks |
| 6 | Clovis Fernandes | 1954 | |
| 7 | Clovis Kamdjo | 1990 | Cameroonian footballer |
| 8 | Clovis Trouille | 1889 | French painter |
| 9 | Clovis III | 0670 | King of Austrasia |
| 10 | Clovis E. Byers | 1899 | United States Army general in World War II |
| 11 | Clovis Fouin | 1988 | French actor |
| 12 | Clovis Vincent | 1879 | French neuroscientist |
| 13 | Clovis Maksoud | 1926 | |
| 14 | Clovis Hugues | 1851 | French writer |
| 15 | Tristan Clovis | 1982 | Canadian football player |
| 16 | Clovis Whitfield | English art historian | |
| 17 | Clovis Duarte | 1942 | Brazilian journalist |
| 18 | Clovis Hesteau de Nuysement | French poet | |
| 19 | Clovis Sagot | 1900 | French clown |
| 20 | Clovis Normand | 1830 | French architect |
| 21 | Clovis Watson, Jr. | 1958 | Florida State Representative |
| 22 | Clovis Brunel | 1884 | French philologist |
| 23 | Clovis Asong | 1994 | British sprint athlete |
| 24 | Clovis Thorel | 1833 | French explorer and botanist |
| 25 | Clovis Lacroix | French cyclist | |
| 26 | Clovis Constant | 1888 | French politician |
| 27 | Clovis Kalyebara | 1954 | Ugandan GENERAL |
| 28 | Clovis Heimsath | 1930 | American architect |
| 29 | Clovis Macouin | 1888 | French politician |
| 30 | Clovis Dumont | 1927 | Canadian radio host (1927-2016) |
| 31 | Natalia Clovis | 1943 | American fencer |
| 32 | Clovis Renaison | 1892 | Guadeloupean politician |
| 33 | Clovis Cazes | 1883 | French painter |
| 34 | Clovis Cnoop Koopmans | 1925 | Dutch politician (1925-2008) |
| 35 | Clovis Kabongo Malemba | ||
| 36 | Clovis Bioussa | 1893 | Rugby union player |
| 37 | Clovis Nicolas | 1973 | |
| 38 | Clovis Dupont | 1830 | |
| 39 | Clovis Piérard | 1896 | Belgian journalist and politician |
| 40 | Clovis Morales | 1949 | Honduran long-distance runner |
| 41 | Clovis Lecail | 1859 | Belgian trumpeter and conductor |
| 42 | Clovis Duval | 1882 | Canadian poet and writer (1882-1951) |
| 43 | Clovis Kamzong | 1991 | Cameroonian bicycle racer |
| 44 | Clovis Stark | 1914 | |
| 45 | Clovis Mollier |