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Merovech

Merovech proper noun: a semi-legendary 5th-century Frankish leader regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the Merovings (the members of the Merovingian dynasty).

Proper noun

Merovech

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

Forms of Merovech

alternative formMerovee
alternative formMeroveus

Origin of Merovech

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

Questions about Merovech

What does Merovech mean?
Merovech means a semi-legendary 5th-century Frankish leader regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the Merovings (the members of the Merovingian dynasty).
What part of speech is Merovech?
Merovech is a proper noun.

Words near Merovech in the dictionary

  1. merotomies
  2. merotomy
  3. merotopic
  4. merotopies
  5. merotopy
  6. Merovech
  7. Merovee
  8. Meroveus
  9. Meroving
  10. Merovingian
  11. Merovingianist

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