Clovis

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Clovis may refer to:

People[edit]

  • Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis
    • Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler
    • Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), king of Neustria and Burgundy and first of the Rois Fainéants
    • Clovis III (reigned 675–676), king of Austrasia, considered a usurper by some
    • Clovis IV (c. 677–694), boy king of the Franks from 691 until 694
    • Clovis (died 580), son of Chilperic I and Audovera, assassinated by his father and stepmother
    • Clóvis (footballer, born 1937), Clóvis Pinheiro dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
    • Clóvis (footballer, born 1970), Clóvis Bento da Cruz, Brazilian football striker

Places[edit]

Archaeology[edit]

  • Clovis culture, Paleo-Indian culture of North America
    • Clovis point, the oldest flint tools associated with the North American Clovis culture
  • Clovis comet, a hypothetical impact event around 12,800 years ago

Other[edit]

See also[edit]