At a Glance: Name: Claudius – Meaning: from Latin 'claudus', meaning 'lame' or 'limping' – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KLAW-dee-əs
Claudius is a Latin boy's name meaning “from Latin 'claudus', meaning 'lame' or 'limping'”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Boy Names Rooted in Ancient Rome.
Meaning & Origin of Claudius
Meaning: From Latin 'claudus', meaning 'lame' or 'limping'.
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: Often softened on baby-name sites to 'lame, careful in step' Actually: 'Careful in step' is a euphemistic gloss with no basis in the root; Latin 'claudus' simply means lame/limping, with no implication of carefulness.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Claudius
Phonetic: KLAW-dee-əs IPA: /klɔːdiəs/
Popularity of Claudius
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1890–2019.
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