Chlothar
Proper noun
Meaning
Chlothar
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by various Frankish kings.
Examples
Chlothar, in particular, needed a friendly realm across the Channel to help guard his kingdom's flanks against his fellow Frankish kings.
Columbanus made his way across Gaul to visit King Chlothar II of Neustria at Soissons where he was gladly received.
The pair probably took refuge with Chlothar, hoping that the Frankish king would intervene and restore them to their sees, and by 617 Justus had been reinstalled in his bishopric by the new king.
It may have been just chance, but historian James Campbell has suggested that Chlothar summoned clergy from Britain to attend in an attempt to assert overlordship over Kent.