Claude

//klɔd// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin. countable
  2. 2
    A placename; A city, the county seat of Armstrong County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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.

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