Given name & surname
Lothaire
“loud, famous”
Lothaire is a masculine given name from Medieval Latin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in French and Middle French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lothaire goes back to Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, meaning “loud, famous.”
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Where it comes from
Lothaire comes from Medieval Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Medieval Latin Lotharius, from Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdhari, from Proto-Germanic *Hlūdaharjaz, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós, built from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- + *-tós.
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Lothaire’s family of names
In French usage, Lothaire shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Hloþhere. In French usage, Lothaire has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lothar. In French usage, Lothaire shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form LOTAIRE.
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Around the world
Lothaire has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- LotharGerman
- Clotaireequivalent
- Lotarioequivalent
- Chlotharequivalent
- Lotárioequivalent
- Lothariusequivalent
- Lotárequivalent
- Hloþherecognate · Old English
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