English Explanatory Dictionary

Merovech

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A semi-legendary 5th-century Frankish leader regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the Merovings (the members of the Merovingian dynasty).

Word forms

Merovech Merovee Meroveus

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Merovechus, variant of Meroveus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg.

Related words

Meroving Merovingian
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