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♂ Clovis
What does Clovis mean?
Clovis 
as a boys' name is pronounced KLOH-viss. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Clovis is "renowned fighter". Variant of Louis and Ludwig. King Clovis I was the first Christian king of the Franks, and later kings' use of the name Louis probably can be traced back to the dynasty he founded in the fifth century.
Variations
VARIANTS Clodoveo, Clovisito, Clovio, Clovito
SEE ALSO Aloysius
FEMININE FORM Clover
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Clovis Sulaiman (C.S.), ..
How popular is Clovis?
Clovis is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#40833 out of 150436, Top 27%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Clovis reached its highest rank of #734 in the U.S. during the years 1910-1919, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Louis (#263 LAST YEAR), Aloysius and Ludwig are the popular alternative forms of Clovis ranked in the Top 2000. These relations of Clovis reached the height of their popularity during the years 1910-1919 (ADOPTION OF 0.8%) and are now much less widespread (ADOPTION 0.1%, DOWN 90%), with versions like Aloysius becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Adonis▲, Ahlois, Albis, Aldis, Alexis▼, Algis, Alois▼, Alvis, Arvis, Beavis, Bevis, Blais, Boris, Caddis, Callis, Calvin, Carvil, Chaviv, Choni, Chris▼, Claas, Claes, Clair▼, Claus, Cleofas, Cletis, Cletos, Cletus▼, Cleve▼, Clevon, Clitus, Clive, Clodito (see Claude), Clodo, Cloy, Cloyce, Cloyd, Clyve, Cobi, Cobie, Codie▼, Colas, Colin▼, Colis, Collis, Comus, Cookie, Corie, Corin, Corvin, Covey, Cris, Cronus, Crooks, Curtis▼, Davis▲, Eldis, Elis, Ellis▲, Elois, Elvis, Floris, Jarvis▼, Jervis, Joris, Kellvis, Kelvis, Kevis, Leonis, Moris, Purvis, Tavis, Tevis, Travis▼ and Trevis. These names tend to be more commonly used than Clovis.
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