Claudia

Claudia \clau-dia, cl-aud-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Claudia is pronounced KLAWDiyaa (Dutch, German), KLAODiyah (English), or KLAWDYaa (Italian, Spanish) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Claudia: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AW as in "cow (K.AW)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"

What is the origin of Claudia?

Claudia's language of origin is Latin. It is used predominantly 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 baby name 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 meaning of Claudius. The name Claudia is widely used; it has 36 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include meaning of Clady, meaning of Clauda, Claude meaning (used in French too), Claudea name, Claudean name variations, short names for Claudeen, baby name Claudel, name Claudella origin, Claudelle name variations, name Claudetta meaning, Claudette definition (used in French too), baby name Claudex, Claudey pronounciation, Claudi name, name Claudiana origin, name Claudiane meaning, name Claudie-Anne origin, name Claudina origin (used in Czech, Dutch, German, and Spanish too), Claudine name popularity (used in French too), Claudy definition, Claudya pronounciation, name Clodagh origin, Clodia pronounciation, and Klaudia meaning and origin (used in German, Polish, and Slavic too). Other English variants include the familiar forms short names for Claudee and name Claudie. Forms used in foreign languages include the Spanish short names for Claudeta, the Spanish Claudita name popularity, the Portuguese Cláudia meaning, the Welsh nicknames for Gladys, the Czech name Klaudie, the Slavic what does the name Klaudija mean, the Russian meaning of Klavdia, the Slavic Klavdija meaning, and the Russian baby name Klavdiya. The familiar form Cacau pronounciation (Portuguese) is another foreign variant. 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 2010, it ranked at #514 with a usage of only 0.030%, was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family.

The following famous people share the name Claudia:

• Actress Claudia Cardinale, born Claude Joséphine Rose 15 April 1938, Tunis, Tunisia
• Model Claudia Schiffer, born 25 August 1970, Dusseldorf, Germany
• US First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, born Claudia Alta Taylor 22 December 1912 - 11 July 2007, Karnack, Texas.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Claudia:

the name name Claudea origin, the name Cailida name variations, the name Calatey meaning, the name Calati meaning of name, the name Calatie meaning of name, the name baby name Calaty, the name meaning of Caleada, the name Caleadah name variations, the name name Caleida origin, the name Caleidah name, the Greek and Italian Calida meaning of name, the name short names for Calidah, the name Calieda name variations, the name what does the name Caliedah mean, the name nicknames for Callida, the name meaning of Callyda, the name Callydah name, the name Calthea pronounciation, the name Caltheah meaning, and the name Calthia meaning of name.

The baby name Claudia fun facts:

The name Claudia in reverse order is "Aidualc".

The numerological value of the name Claudia is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Claudia?

Claudia is in the top names in USA.