What Does The Name Lothar Mean?
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Origin and Meaning of Lothar

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Old High German hlut "fame" + heri "army".

  1. A male given name, borne by medieval Frankish royalty.

Notable Persons Named Lothar

Lothar Matthäus is a soccer player for the FC Herzogenaurach, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, New York Red Bulls, Germany national under-21 football team, Germany national football B team, and Germany national football team. Lothar was born on March 21st, 1961 in Erlangen, West Germany.

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Lothar von Richthofen is a military person.

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Lothar de Maizière is a Deputy Prime Minister of East Germany, Minister of Church-Affairs of East Germany, Minister for Special Affairs of Germany, (with Christa Luft, Peter Moreth), (withRudolf Seiters, Hans Klein, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Günther Krause, Rainer Ortleb, Hansjoachi. He was most active from 1990 to 1990. Lothar was born on March 2nd, 1940 in Nordhausen.

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Lothar Rendulic is a military person.

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Lothar von Trotha is a military person. His military service ended in 1920.

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Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière is a military person.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Lothar

Susanne Lothar was an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1983 to 2012. Susanne was born as the child of Hanns Lothar and Ingrid Andree on November 15th, 1960 in Hamburg. She left this life on July 21st, 2012.

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Hanns Lothar was an actor. His career lasted from 1948 to 1966. Hanns was born on April 10th, 1929 in Hanover. He breathed his last breath on March 11th, 1967.

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Mark Lothar is a musical artist.

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Common last names for Lothar

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Fun Facts about the name Lothar

  • How Popular is the name Lothar? Lothar is the 44,727th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Lothar have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2021, the Social Security Administration has recorded 68 babies born with the first name Lothar in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lothar to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Lothar? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1927 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Lothar first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lothar is Thursday, April 1st, 1858.
  • What year had the most people named Lothar born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lothar was in 1929 with a total of 10 babies.
  • Random Lothar Factoid: According to the 1929 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lothar is not a popular baby boy's name in New York. Imagine that, only 5 babies in New York have the same name in 1929.
  • Weird things about the name Lothar: The name spelled backwards is Rahtol. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Toalrh. How do you pronounce that?

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