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The Personal Name of Germanic origin that primarily saw use in Europe before the year 1000 AD . Several locales and persons of Historical importance have borne this name.

The ancestral Cognate of the modern Proper Paronym s ''Louis'' ( French ), ''Ludwig'' ( German ), ''Ludovico'' ( Italian ) and ''Lodewijk'' ( Dutch ).

In the Merovingian Dynasty , three Kings of the Salian Franks bore the name ''Clovis'':

--- Clovis I (the first Merovingian ruler) reigned 481 – 511

--- Clovis II reigned 637 – 655

--- Clovis III reigned 675 – 676

--- Clovis IV reigned 691 – 695

Two Municipalities in the United States are called ''Clovis'':

--- Clovis , California

--- Clovis , New Mexico

Clovis Dardentor is the name of the central character of the homonymous fiction novel, written by Jules Verne .

Clovis Sangrail is the name of a character in the books of Saki (H.H.Munro)

The Paleo Indian Clovis Culture of North America is named for Artifact s discovered near Clovis, New Mexico.