The story
- Frankish · derived from*Hlōdowig
- English todayClovis
Borrowed from French Clovis, from Frankish *Hlōdowig, the same Germanic source as French Louis, Dutch Lodewijk and German Ludwig, see there for further information. Doublet of Louis and Ludwig. The New Mexican city was named after a Frankish king; the Native American site and culture were named after this city.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.