Claus - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 1 syll. clau(s), cl-a-us ] The boy name Claus is pronounced as KLAOZ ^KEY. Claus is mainly used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian, and its language of origin is Old Greek. The first name evolved as the short form of Niclaus or Niklaus, which are German forms of Nicholas. The name is best known from Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas, the Father Christmas figure; thus the name is seldom chosen by parents, especially in English-speaking countries.

The Dutch and German Claas, the Finnish Clas, the Dutch and German Klaas, the Frisian Klaes, and the Finnish Launo are variant forms of the name. Another form of Claus is the German and Scandinavian spelling variant Klaus.

In addition, Claus is a variant form of the English and French name Nicholas in the Dutch and German languages.

Claus is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2007, among the group of boy names directly related to Claus, the English and French Nicholas was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Claus include the Dutch and German Claas, the Finnish Clas, the Dutch and German Klaas, the Frisian Klaes, the German and Scandinavian Klaus, the Spanish Calixto, and the English Kelsey.

^KEY: English pronunciation for Claus: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"

A famous person named Claus is Soldier Claus von Stauffenberg, born 15 November 1907 - 21 July 1944, Jettingen, Germany.

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