Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to the Merovings, the members of a Salian Frankish dynasty, descended from Merovech, that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century, and whose politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family.
plural Merovingians
- A member of the Merovingian dynasty.
Synonyms: Meroving
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of the Merovingian dynasty.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750
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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*mērijaz
- Proto-West Germanic*mārī
- Proto-Indo-European*weyk-
- Proto-Germanic*wiganą
- Proto-Germanic*wīgą
- Proto-West Germanic*wīg
- Proto-West Germanic*Mārīwīg
- Medieval LatinMerovingī
- Middle FrenchMerovingien
- EnglishMerovingian
From Middle French Merovingien (“of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech”), from Medieval Latin Merovingī (“Merovings”) [plural of Merovingus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg (a male given name composed of *mārī (“famous”) + *wīg (“fight”)) + *-ing] + Middle French -ien. (See Meroving for more.) By surface analysis, Meroving + -ian.
More words from Middle French, Medieval Latin, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan merovingi, merovingi
- merovingiof or relating to the Merovings
- merovingimember of the Merovingian dynasty
Danish merovingisk, merovingerne
- merovingiskof or relating to the Merovings
- merovingernemember of the Merovingian dynasty
- merovingermember of the Merovingian dynasty
Finnish merovingi-
- merovingi-of or relating to the Merovings
French mérovingien, Mérovingien
- mérovingienof or relating to the Merovings
- Mérovingienmember of the Merovingian dynasty
- Mérovingemember of the Merovingian dynasty
Greek Μεροβίγγειος
- Μεροβίγγειος (Merovíngeios)member of the Merovingian dynasty
Icelandic Mervíkingur, Meróvingar
- Mervíkingurmember of the Merovingian dynasty
- Meróvingarmember of the Merovingian dynasty
Irish Meirvínseach, Meirvínseach
- Meirvínseachof or relating to the Merovings
- Meirvínseachmember of the Merovingian dynasty
Italian merovingio, Merovingio
- merovingioof or relating to the Merovings
- Merovingiomember of the Merovingian dynasty
Latin Merovingus
- Merovingusmember of the Merovingian dynasty
Polish merowiński, Merowing
- merowińskiof or relating to the Merovings
- Merowingmember of the Merovingian dynasty
Portuguese merovíngio
- merovíngioof or relating to the Merovings
Russian меровингский, Меровинг
- меровингский (merovingskij)of or relating to the Merovings
- Меровинг (Meroving)member of the Merovingian dynasty
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Merovingian
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Merovingian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merovingian
“Merovingian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merovingian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Merovingian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merovingian.
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