Clothilde

French from German

"famous in battle"

Clothilde Origin and Meaning

The name Clothilde is a girl's name meaning "famous in battle".

Pronounced klo-TEELD, this name is well used in France, but rarely heard here; it has a chic and sophisticated air.

20 Names Similar to Clothilde

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• Clotilda
• Clotilde
• Benilde
• Eglantine
• Corliss
• Elfrida
• Griselda
• Edwige
• Drucilla
• Ghislaine
• Bedelia
• Cordis
• Eglantyne
• Emeraude
• Lettice
• Blodwen
• Berenice
• Honorina
• Bertilde
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Famous People Named Clothilde

• Saint Clothilde (or Clotilde) wife of the Frankish king Clovis I

Clothilde in Pop Culture

• Clothilde de Grapions character in The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life (1880) by George Washington Cable; lives in seclusion with her mother (Aurora, a beautiful widow)
• Clothilde Phillips character in Doctor Phillips (1887) by Frank Danby (real name Julia Frankau); the title character's fat Jewish wife, murdered by him with opium
• Clothilde maid character in Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel".