The story
- Latin · derived fromclaudus“lame”
- Latin · derived fromClaudius
- French · borrowed fromClaude
- English todayClaude
In use from the 16th century. Borrowed from French Claude, from Latin Claudius, the name of a Roman gens. The clan name is traditionally said to be from Latin claudus (“lame”), but is most likely of Sabine origin.
Words from the same roots
LatinClaudius all →
Claudius
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.