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 [ 3 syll. clau-dia, cl-aud-ia ] The girl name Claudia is pronounced KLAODiyah KEY. Claudia's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish. Biblical name derived from the word claudus with the meaning 'lame, limping'. In the Bible, the name was borne by a Roman woman mentioned in one of Paul's letters to Timothy; she has traditionally been identified as the daughter of a British prince who became the wife of Pudens. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 16th century. In Wales, Claudia is sometimes taken as an equivalent of Gladys. Another form of the name was later made known through the Claudine novels by the French author Colette, published in the early 20th century. Claudia is the feminine equivalent of the English and German Claudius. Claudia has 20 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Claude (used in French too), Claudean, Claudeen, Claudette (used in French too), Claudex, Claudi, Claudiane, Claudina (used in Spanish too), and Claudine (used in French too). Other English variants include the pet forms Claudee and Claudie. Forms of Claudia used in foreign languages include the Spanish Claudeta, the Spanish Claudita, the Portuguese Cláudia, the German, Polish, and Slavic Klaudia, the Czech Klaudie, the Slavic Klaudija, the Slavic Klavdija, and the Russian Klavdiya. The pet form Cacau (Portuguese) is another foreign variant. See also the related forms, the Irish Clodagh and the English and Welsh Gladys. Claudia is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still a rather popular baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. The name grew in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1950s. At the peak of its usage in 1952, 0.178% of baby girls were named Claudia. It was #111 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #417 with a usage of 0.037%, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Claudia include the Portuguese Cláudia, the German, Polish, and Slavic Klaudia, the Greek and Italian Calida, the Spanish Claudeta, the Spanish Claudita, the Italian Coletta, the Indian Kalita, the Hebrew Kelita, the Arabic Khalida, the English Claudee, the English and French Claudette, the English Claudi, the English Claudie, the Spanish Cleta, the Irish Clodagh, the Greek Clytie, the English and French Colette, the English Collete, the English Collett, and the English and French Collette. Details of famous persons named Claudia: KEY: Pronunciation for Claudia: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
