Given name
Lotharius
“loud, famous”
Lotharius is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lotharius goes back to Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, meaning “loud, famous.”
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Where it comes from
Lotharius comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
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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Lotharius’s family of names
In Latin usage, Lotharius has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lothar. In Latin usage, Lotharius has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form LOTAR. In Latin usage, Lotharius has a conventional equivalent in the English form Lothair.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Lotharius has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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