Claes: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Victory of the people
Origin
Greek via Swedish
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
KLAHS

Claes is a Greek via Swedish boy's name meaning “victory of the people”. It appears in our list of 200+ Scandinavian Baby Boy Names That Are Cool and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Claes

Meaning: Victory of the people.

Origin: Greek via Swedish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Claes

KLAHSIPA /klɑːs/

Popularity of Claes

Claes doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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