Lotar
Germanic at root: *hlud* "famous" joined to *hari*, an army, giving "famous warrior". Fewer than 200 men in Poland carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Lotar Pronunciation
Lotar is pronounced LO-tahr (/ˈlɔtar/).
What Lotar means
Where Lotar comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Lotar comes from Germanic roots. An older form joined hlud, meaning famous or loud, to hari, an army or a warrior. Together they give the sense the name still holds: famous warrior, sławny wojownik in Polish.
The best documented bearer is Lothar I, a Carolingian emperor who lived from 795 to 855 and was a grandson of Charlemagne. After his death his lands took his name as Lotharingia, which later became Lorraine. So a boy called Lotar shares a root with a region on the map of France.
The meaning sits close to the surface. A child who signs Lotar on a school register carries two plain ideas, fame and the army, fused into five letters. That directness is the point. The name says famous warrior and asks for nothing more.
When Lotar celebrates name day
Lotar appears 2 times in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 27 January.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Lotar
1 in 115385 men in Poland is named Lotar. 185 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2333 among male names.
Lotar's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Lotar as a middle name
Lotar is a first name for 185 men in Poland and a middle name for another 64, a 74/26 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 906th, between Jörg (64) and Luís (64).
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#904 Ashok64
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#905 Jörg64
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#906 Lotar64
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#907 Luís64
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#908 Maximiliano64