Lotharing as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lotharing

What is the meaning of the name Lotharing ?

The baby name Lotharing is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈloʊtərɪŋ/ (LOH-tuh-ring).

Lotharing is Germanic in Origin.

Lotharing derives from medieval Latin Lotharingus, an ethnonym meaning a person of Lotharingia, the realm named for King Lothair II. The base name Lothar/Lothair goes back to Old High German Hlothar (from Proto-Germanic hludaz, famous, and harjaz, army), so Lotharing carries the sense of belonging to Lothar’s people and, by extension, famous army.

As a given name, Lotharing is exceptionally rare and feels antiquarian, having appeared chiefly in scholarly Latin and occasional medieval records as a byname rather than a personal name. It suits modern revivalists seeking a pan-Frankish or Middle Kingdom heritage. Close variants and cognates include Lotharingus (Latin), Lotharinger or Lothringer (German), Lotharingien and Lorrain (French), and English Lorraine (a regional name later used for girls). Related personal-name forms are Lothar, Lothair/Lothaire, and Lotario.

⚙ Nothing for Lotharing shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.