| Chlothar | |
| Gender: | Masculine |
| Meaning: | "Famous warrior" |
| Region: | Europe |
| Origin: | Germanic |
| Related Names: | Lothar |
Chlothar (Latin Chlotharius; Greek Khlōthários Χλωθάριος; French Clotaire) is a Germanic given name, attested in Old English as Hloþhere, in Old High German as Lothari (Lothair, Lothar), and reconstructed in Frankish as *Hlodhari. It means "famous warrior", as a combination of the Germanic root hlut- (lauded, famous) and the word heri (army, warrior).[1]
It can refer to the following kings of the Franks: