Claes: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Claes – 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

Phonetic: KLAHS   IPA: /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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