Given name

Clodovicus

Clodovicus is a masculine given name from Frankish. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Clodovicus comes from Frankish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Frankish *Hlūdawīg.

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Clodovicus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Clodovicus has a later derivative in Koldo. In Latin usage, Clodovicus has a related form in Chlodovechus. In Latin usage, Clodovicus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Chlodwig.

Walk Clodovicus’s family in the name graph

ClodovicusLudovicusChlodovechusKoldoChlodwig

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Clodovicus has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Frankish roots to each of them.

LatinFrankish

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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