Lothaire is
French masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
that is a modern form of the
Germanic Chlothar
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), and reconstructed in Frankish as *' ...
(which is a blended form of
Hlūdaz and
Harjaz).
People with this name include:
Surname
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Hubert Lothaire (1865 – 1929), Belgian military officer
Given name
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Lothaire Bluteau
Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor.
Biography
He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and performs in both French and English. Bluteau has worked in theatre, film and television throughout Canada and internationally. He aban ...
(born 1957), Canadian actor
Nickname/pseudonym/stage name
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M. Lothaire M. Lothaire is the pseudonym of a group of mathematicians, many of whom were students of Marcel-Paul Schützenberger. The name is used as the author of several of their joint books about combinatorics on words. The group is named for Lothair I..
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pseudonym of a group of mathematicians
*Sophie Lothaire, stage name of Marguerite-Louise Odiot de Montroty, (born 1732), French dancer, actress and director
See also
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Lothair (disambiguation) Lothair (Latin: ''Lotharius''; German: ''Lothar''; French: ''Lothaire'') is a Germanic given name, derived from the older form Clotaire (''Chlotharius''). People
*Lothair I (795–855), King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor
*Lothair I, Margrave o ...
References
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Masculine given names
French masculine given names