Given name
Lothair
Lothair is a masculine given name from French, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Lothair is a variant of Lothar. An origin associated with Lothar is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From French Lothaire, from Medieval Latin Lotharius, from Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdhari.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lothair’s family of names
Lothair has a related form in Lothar. In English usage, Lothair has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lothar. Lothair is an English adaptation of Lothar.
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Around the world
Lothair has relatives in 8 languages.
7 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Lotariequivalent
- Lotárioequivalent
- Lotárequivalent
- LotarPolish
- Lothairesource · French
- ЛотарьRussian
- LothariusLatin
- LotarioItalian
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People named Lothair
- Lothair IEmperor of the Carolingian Empire from 817 to 855795–855
- Lothair of FranceKing of West Francia from 954 to 986941–986
- Lothair III, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1133 to 11371075–1137
- Lothair IIKing of Lotharingia from 855 to 869827–869
- Lothair I, Margrave of the NordmarkGerman noble940–1003
- Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the NordmarkMargrave of the Nordmark1020–1082
- Lothair Udo I of StadeCount of Stade (950–994)
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