I was watching a movie the other day and saw this name in the credits and saw it in a new light. It tickled my fancy!
I love how insightful so many of you are. I would love to hear opinions on the name.
For the record, TTC #3. Brother [name_m]Abel[/name_m] and sister [name_f]Olive[/name_f].
Hmm, I’m usually all for unusual names and unisex and all. [name_m]Clovis[/name_m], not sure why, has me thinking of it as a girls name?
I don’t really think its time has come for revival yet. It feels like a name from an old Western movie to me.
I am not sure how to say this but I think a child named [name_m]Clovis[/name_m] would be horribly teased. But if you are super into it, maybe try it as a middle name?
[name_m]Clovis[/name_m] is kind of an old hick name. I’d imagine his siblings to be [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] and [name_f]Beulah[/name_f], not [name_m]Abel[/name_m] and [name_f]Olive[/name_f].
[name_m]Clovis[/name_m] next to [name_f]Olive[/name_f] sounds like they belong on a pantry shelf and aren’t siblings! (Cloves, anyone?)
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t get me wrong, I love [name_f]Olive[/name_f], but one food reminiscent name is enough, otherwise you get the pantry-theme going and the beauty of the name sort of tarnishes. (Sort of like how [name_f]Ginger[/name_f] is cute, but [name_f]Ginger[/name_f] and [name_f]Cinnamon[/name_f] is too much or [name_f]Ginger[/name_f] and [name_f]Olive[/name_f].)
Honestly, I don’t love this name. I think the ways you could be teased with this name are brutal and endless
I disagree with pp that a [name_m]Clovis[/name_m] would receive horrible teasing, and I definitely disagree that it is “an old hick name” which is rude and terrible on several levels, but I do unfortunately agree that [name_f]Olive[/name_f] and [name_m]Clovis[/name_m] are both food reminiscent and also share most of the same letters
[name_u]Love[/name_u] hearing all these opinions! I’m not sure how I feel about the name. Honestly, when a lot of people aren’t sure they like the name is often when I tend to be more attracted to it.
I can’t think of ways it would be made fun of…?
To the poster who said something about it being similar to [name_m]Elmer[/name_m], that’s really funny! I actually really like the name [name_m]Elmer[/name_m]. I think [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] ([name_u]Elm[/name_u]) and [name_m]Clovis[/name_m] ([name_u]Clove[/name_u]) would be cute brother names.
We won’t be using [name_m]Clovis[/name_m], but I still find something appealing about it.
I don’t like it.
LOL. I will try to refrain from having opinions that offend you in the future.
I think [name_m]Clovis[/name_m] is still a tad bit too dusty & rusty. Not sure it’s ready for a comeback yet. And with [name_m]Abel[/name_m] & [name_f]Olive[/name_f], it sticks out quite a bit.
Coming from a person who loves European history, this name is awesome!! First king to unify the Francs.
Other than that, it’s short and not complicated to spell or pronounce. It has a quiet strength
[name_m]Clovis[/name_m]. Too clovery for me. Also sounds a lot like [name_m]Otis[/name_m], which will perpetually be in my mind an old bald man with gigantic ears.
Heheh good things babies come out looking like old men! 
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Otis[/name_m] too.
Yes, exactly! Very cool.
I like [name_m]Clovis[/name_m]. It sounds distinctive. I associate with the historical Frankish king. I’ve never met or heard of anyone else called [name_m]Clovis[/name_m], so it strikes me as a historical name. I don’t think it was ever commonly used here in Britain.
I’m curious about what the teasing potential is in the US. Can someone explain it to me?
The word hick probably came up in part due to the Simpsons “slack-jawed yokel” character being named [name_m]Cletus[/name_m].